Mister Moose wrote: ↑Jun 18th, '23, 09:16I agree with Asher on these 2 things. Social security has been underfunding itself and therefore passing that burden onto future generations. It's all part of Washington's obsession with giving money away it doesn't have. Demand fiscal responsibility.asher2789 wrote: using younger generations to fuel their retirements through the social security ponzi scheme
i smoke for medical reasons. its discriminatory. i could take all the xanax or oxycodone i want with a prescription and thats perfectly legal and id have no trouble passing a DOT test with those drugs in my system. but weed? automatic fail.
Weed has historically been linked to a gateway drug, and the inertia to change laws that reflect that is high. I hear far far more on Pride month, gun control, Ukraine, police injustice, price of eggs, electric cars, and the Kardashians. It's just not a priority. The move to legalization is steady in some states, but laws on drug use vs employment have not made progress, some for good reason. Pot does not have an established road test for intoxication, and until you get that test, not much will change. High safety conscious jobs will go on requiring drug tests. That's a choice you have to make.
Seriously? It's a resort community. EVERYONE who moves here to ski/ride does so as a choice. EVERYONE who rents short term at the biggest ski resort in the East and pays "Price gouging rates" does so as a choice. EVERYONE who chooses Killington over cheaper hills like Catamount or Berkshire East does so as a choice. People are willing to pay more money for a closer to the hill rental. That drives the price up. Too many people want to work at a ski resort for cheap. That drives the price down. Get on the train or get off, but as Bubba says, stop crying about it.asher2789 wrote: buying up property as an "investment" and then price gouging
You chose to earn less and live close to K. The folks that chose to take a cubicle drone job in the flatlands to make more money consequently have it to spend on their ski weekend, and they outbid you for housing. That's capitalism, it lets you make choices.
You made $17/hr working at a ski resort doing lift construction. You don't get to make what the helicopter owner, pilot, helicopter mechanic, or lift manufacturer tech makes. Want to make field helicopter operator wages? Train for years and then work for a helicopter company and be away from home 4-7 days a week, or even 4 weeks at a stretch.asher2789 wrote: i made $17 an hour. working with a f*** helicopter.
Own your choices.
PS. The helicopter pilot and mechanic probably get drug tested.
nice strawman. did i say i want helicopter pilot wages? no. did i say i want the mechanic or tech wages? no. (although the tech probably only makes a few dollars more than construction labor). what do i want? fair wages for hard work. guess what? i dont work for them anymore. the IRONY is the whole nObOdY wAnTs To WoRk AnYmOrE f*** whining while paying absolute garbage wages for some of the hardest most physically demanding work around in the worst possible weather conditions. and extremely f*** dangerous work, hence working with a helicopter being mentioned. go ahead and catch concrete out of a heli and tell me how easy it is. after working 65 hours already in the past 5 days... also, i worked for poma, not the mountain (nearly all of their construction work is subbed out). does it really build confidence knowing that the manufacturer is paying garbage wages for the installation of its lift? also, ive been drug tested for construction jobs, and always pass, because weed is no longer part of the testing. but that doesnt apply to federal licenses.
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i literally build your lifts and lodges and yall double the f*** down and preach to me about my choices? is it learn a trade? is it go to college? what the f*** is it you f*** boomers? do you want your sh*t built or not? have some goddamn f*** respect for your local workforce you rich entitled f*** douchebag skiers.
what the f*** do you want people to do to get a fair wage in this f*** country?