Comments on: On Money: MidLife Mommyblogger Meltdown http://midlifebloggers.com/2008/10/14/on-money-midlife-mommyblogger-meltdown/ Making The Most of MidLife--Together Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:56:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Diane http://midlifebloggers.com/2008/10/14/on-money-midlife-mommyblogger-meltdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2282 Diane Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:32:34 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=393#comment-2282 ms meta - Yes, many people have made irresponsible financial decisions during recent years and no one was watching the economic store when the speculators cleaned us out, but now is not the time to feel guilt or self-pity or even to assign blame. During the last decade, the gap between the rich and the middle class has widened and more of the middle class have slipped into poverty. Our society cannot be sustained without a vigorous middle class and ample opportunities for our children to get a quality education and a good job to support themselves and their families. What is needed now is for Americans to take responsibility for building a better future for ourselves and our communities. Each of us can help according to our talents and resources; all it takes is the will to do so. This is the only win-win solution for the problems we will face in this new century. There is no time to waste! ms meta – Yes, many people have made irresponsible financial decisions during recent years and no one was watching the economic store when the speculators cleaned us out, but now is not the time to feel guilt or self-pity or even to assign blame. During the last decade, the gap between the rich and the middle class has widened and more of the middle class have slipped into poverty. Our society cannot be sustained without a vigorous middle class and ample opportunities for our children to get a quality education and a good job to support themselves and their families.

What is needed now is for Americans to take responsibility for building a better future for ourselves and our communities. Each of us can help according to our talents and resources; all it takes is the will to do so. This is the only win-win solution for the problems we will face in this new century. There is no time to waste!

]]> By: Gloria http://midlifebloggers.com/2008/10/14/on-money-midlife-mommyblogger-meltdown/comment-page-1/#comment-992 Gloria Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:07:19 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=393#comment-992 I agree 100%. We have become so materialistic and that has spilled over to our children. The more we have the more we want. Greed has put us where we are today. Hopefullty this crisis will wake up a lot of us and we learn to get back to basics. We can and will survive this. We should take this as a lesson. I agree 100%. We have become so materialistic and that has spilled over to our children. The more we have the more we want. Greed has put us where we are today. Hopefullty this crisis will wake up a lot of us and we learn to get back to basics. We can and will survive this. We should take this as a lesson.

]]> By: msmeta http://midlifebloggers.com/2008/10/14/on-money-midlife-mommyblogger-meltdown/comment-page-1/#comment-960 msmeta Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:21:10 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=393#comment-960 My take on it is that many of us well-meaning boomers tried to empower our children in ways that we would have like to have been, and somehow ended up entitling them instead. I suspect the real world will be a rude shock for many of these kids. Thanks for commenting. My take on it is that many of us well-meaning boomers tried to empower our children in ways that we would have like to have been, and somehow ended up entitling them instead. I suspect the real world will be a rude shock for many of these kids. Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: phhhst http://midlifebloggers.com/2008/10/14/on-money-midlife-mommyblogger-meltdown/comment-page-1/#comment-956 phhhst Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:01:07 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=393#comment-956 I think you make a lot of very good points. As an educator, a common discussion is how/why many of the students act so incredibly entitled. I have had ready to retire veteran teachers tell me that they have seen a steady downward trend in the work ethics and integrity of the students, especially the last 15 years. Of course, we need to look at how our generation raised them to be that way. I think you make a lot of very good points. As an educator, a common discussion is how/why many of the students act so incredibly entitled. I have had ready to retire veteran teachers tell me that they have seen a steady downward trend in the work ethics and integrity of the students, especially the last 15 years. Of course, we need to look at how our generation raised them to be that way.

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