bmac32 Loc: West Florida

I like the idea and sat 10% every other year so they can adjust.

stan3186

Man I hear you. Sound like you were raised in a similar manner as I. I also had two pairs of shoes, one for everyday wear and school, one strictly for Sunday school and church. My dad and I would go shopping once per year, just before the start of school, and buy all of my clothes for the current school year. I was expected to take care of those clothes by taking off my school clothes and changing into play clothes when I got home. If I wore a hole into the knees than my mother would put patches on the knees and I would continue to wear those for school.

My parents were not poor, my father was a teacher and a football coach and my mother was the school secretary. When I came home from school, I was not left alone because we had a "maid" that took care of ironing and cleaning house and watching me. I am from the South and this was very common for a middle income family to have a "maid".

My parents taught values as in the value of the dollar, the value of working for what you get, and respect of other people especially your elders. My father was not abusive but he was intolerant of disrespectful children to their parents or other "grown-ups". If I "talkback" to my mother or to my father I could easily have found myself waking up on the other side of the room. It would just not be tolerated and that type of discipline was commonplace.

I received, when I was 16, a three dollar per week allowance. It had to be earned by doing my routine chores throughout the week. If the chores were not done, I would not receive my allowance (the value of earning your keep), if I needed more than my normal allowance because I want to go on a date then my father would give me extra work to do (like washing the cars) in order to earn the money for my date.

All of these things was not to show his dominance in the family but to teach values, the values of respect "don't talk back". The value of the dollar "do you chores". The value of privilege "earn your extra money".

In this day and age of Enlightenment all of these lessons would be considered child abuse. I think it would benefit children today to be abused in a similar manner.

imbobbyc Loc: Montana

numbers on small peaces of paper will add up to a lot of paper but not much value

Tasine Loc: Southwest US

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:D :D Don't know what your neighborhood was, but I grew up in central Texas on cotton farms. Did my share of chopping (weeding actually) and picking/pulling cotton. Attended a small school, but didn't do a lot of socializing with the kids as most of them lived "in town", and I lived 5 miles out. One thing ALL of us had: DISCIPLINE.......at home AND at school. Another thing all of us had was a sense of decency and honor. The school supported the parents and the parents supported the school.

Edited for PS. I think I like you too! :D :D

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Most interesting stats...But I wonder, looking at the GS tables, are these people included in the calculation or are they in a different catagoy? I could view the tables but not print them, that may be my own fault but could not post them.. The range was from very low $20,000 for GS 1 to little over $100,000 for GS 12 or 13, the highest pay level..Most employees start as GS 5.. My point is the rates are much lower than those quoted for Govt. service in the article. So are the included but not mentioned or are we discussing an other category of employee?

Floyd Brown Loc: Milwaukee WI

A person could get a bad back carrying around that kind of cash.

ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa

Immigration.....Immigration.....are start voting with a brain!!!!