fkusumot on 09 October 2008
| kitler53 said: anecdotal story of the day: my dad was about a year from retirement. his retirement saving drop 35% so now he can't afford to retire. he found out he's laid off at the end of this month because his company is bankrupt. now both he and my mother (who stopped working 30 years ago after getting pregnant with my brother) are looking for new jobs so they can make their ends meet. awesome...makes me glad i'm young and employed with a company that's still doing really well. |
I'm really sorry to hear that about your mom and dad. These are the people that are really hurting, those that are nearing retirement or just recently retired. It's like the 1970's starting again with seniors eating cat food and freezing to death because they can't pay their heating bills.
