Comments on: Give Us This Day, Our Daily Bread http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/ Dip your toe in the legal waters and change politics as you know it. http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:06:02 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: bobschacht http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2636 bobschacht Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:57:27 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2636 <p>I’m due to retire in about 4 months. I’m starting to get nervous about whether my state retirement fund (Arizona), Social security, and my savings will be eaten up by this depression, making me un-retire. </p> <p>I have projects I want to do in my retirement, and my wife wants to travel!<br /> Will the Bush Depression kill my plans?</p> <p>Bob in HI</p> I’m due to retire in about 4 months. I’m starting to get nervous about whether my state retirement fund (Arizona), Social security, and my savings will be eaten up by this depression, making me un-retire.

I have projects I want to do in my retirement, and my wife wants to travel!
Will the Bush Depression kill my plans?

Bob in HI

]]> By: Millineryman http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2635 Millineryman Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:52:39 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2635 <p>Before I lost my job there were a couple of layoffs, and the atmosphere was really bad before I left. It just felt so heavy.</p> Before I lost my job there were a couple of layoffs, and the atmosphere was really bad before I left. It just felt so heavy.

]]> By: Lindy http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2615 Lindy Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:28:26 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2615 <p>Thanks. And yes, you’re right. It’s difficult. If I lose my job, I don’t see how I can stay here.</p> Thanks. And yes, you’re right. It’s difficult. If I lose my job, I don’t see how I can stay here.

]]> By: Millineryman http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2600 Millineryman Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:15:26 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2600 <p>I’m glad to hear that. It’s a shame for those who didn’t, and it doesn’t do much for morale when you see the coworkers get escorted out.</p> I’m glad to hear that. It’s a shame for those who didn’t, and it doesn’t do much for morale when you see the coworkers get escorted out.

]]> By: Blub http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2580 Blub Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:47:51 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2580 <p>we need to start sentencing large numbers of corporate and banking execs to contribute to and work full time in soup kitchens. Epic failure should have consequences.</p> we need to start sentencing large numbers of corporate and banking execs to contribute to and work full time in soup kitchens. Epic failure should have consequences.

]]> By: Lindy http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2579 Lindy Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:44:27 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2579 <p>Sorry, that was in answer to your question in the post, Christy.</p> Sorry, that was in answer to your question in the post, Christy.

]]> By: Lindy http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2578 Lindy Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:43:38 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2578 <p>Better than some. I managed to dodge the lay-off bullet today.</p> Better than some. I managed to dodge the lay-off bullet today.

]]> By: Millineryman http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2571 Millineryman Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:39:31 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2571 <p>That’s good to know. It just seems so excessive sometimes. Thanks.</p> That’s good to know. It just seems so excessive sometimes. Thanks.

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2560 Christy Hardin Smith Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:40:03 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2560 <p>Usually the food that is prepped goes to stagehands, audience members and folks involved in show production, so whatever is cooked gets eaten. Excess ingredients generally go to local food pantries for most of those shows — from what I know about the Food Network folks, they do take that community support pledge pretty seriously, FWIW.</p> Usually the food that is prepped goes to stagehands, audience members and folks involved in show production, so whatever is cooked gets eaten. Excess ingredients generally go to local food pantries for most of those shows — from what I know about the Food Network folks, they do take that community support pledge pretty seriously, FWIW.

]]> By: Millineryman http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2559 Millineryman Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:59:27 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/02/19/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/#comment-2559 <p>When I see the amount of food that is readily available for TV chef challenges when pantries are hurting so bad it makes me wonder where priorities are sometimes. Competition in sport doesn’t involve a basic necessity that many people do without. </p> <p>I know the Food Network supports Share Our Strength and that’s great. And the people who do win the money most likely use it to support small businesses. I do find it hard to watch sometimes knowing that there are people who don’t even have more then a meager portion while there is a bounty for a competition.</p> When I see the amount of food that is readily available for TV chef challenges when pantries are hurting so bad it makes me wonder where priorities are sometimes. Competition in sport doesn’t involve a basic necessity that many people do without.

I know the Food Network supports Share Our Strength and that’s great. And the people who do win the money most likely use it to support small businesses. I do find it hard to watch sometimes knowing that there are people who don’t even have more then a meager portion while there is a bounty for a competition.

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