[Leica] Leica Monochrome

[scleroplex at gmail.com (scleroplex)]

well said Tim.
thanks :-)

the people who run academics these days know they have a great scam going.
and they know they can keep it going for quite a few years more because
they have captured
the government just as much as the finance sector.

the 5-10% annual increase is to please the investors in these institutions.
better than T-bills!

so they are able to steal from the treasury as well as from the public
directly.
with no accountability.
and sticking future citizens of this nation with crushing debt that was
sold to them under false pretenses.

so far students have not succeeded in court to hold academic institutions
liable for false advertising.
once that actually happens, things may begin to improve.
bharani



Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 14:47:35 -0400
From: Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Monochrome
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
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On May 12, 2012 at 03:21 AM -0400, Phil Forrest wrote:
>I get more grandiose, big picture "solutions" for my current situation
>than I do advice on what to do next week.

Don't you get it Phil?  It's your fault.  If only you tried harder.

Times have changed, and some people just don't get it.  They were able
to do something 30 years ago, so we should be able to as well.

For example, right on Ohio State University's info page about costs, it
says, "Students should plan for a 5 to 10% annual increase for all
costs."  I'm sure the pay that an 18 yr old gets keeps up with that.
Right.  Heck, I'm sure the pay an average middle class worker doesn't
keep pace with that increase.  As it stands now, a student couldn't work
full time, 40 hrs/week, at min wage and have enough to attend the
school.  Never mind that they probably wouldn't be able to attend
classes.

So the solution for many is to go in debt, go part time, or don't go.
Currently, student loans in the US total to over $1 trillion dollars.

This is just one example.  There are plenty of others.

So the message is, 'You aren't trying hard enough Phil!'  Never mind
that you are competing with out of work lawyers, out of work Ph.D.'s,
out of work 50 yr olds with a lifetime of experience, etc.  "Just keep
looking.  I looked 10 yrs before I found a steady job.  You just need to
keep looking!"  You'll have to eat shoe leather of course, for 10 years,
because 'not having a steady job' is a lot different from 'not having A
job'.  Stop expecting things to be handed to you!

Fuck that.  I don't expect things to be handed to me, and I know Phil
doesn't either.  Phil's willing to bust his ass to provide for himself.
No one will let him.