Iâve a friend who has worked for the CDC in Atlanta since the mid 80s. He is retiring next month and we spoke the other day about a number of things. One of the things he said was that this COVID-19 is the scariest thing he has ever seen in terms of prevention and spread. His recommendation was do all you can to boost your immune system and, of course, wash your hands well, often, and keep them away from your face.
Every generation seems to have an inherent need to criticize subsequent generations.
My wife and I are older millennials, and we have had coworkers of all ages since we entered the workforce. On average, I donât feel like the work ethic of people around my age is any different than the Boomers or GenX-ers Iâve worked with. If anything, at times Iâve felt like I have worked circles around some older coworkers who felt that they had paid their dues and didnât have to work as much.
I think the worst thing you could say about millennials is that we want our jobs to be meaningful to ourselves and others, and to have some semblance of a healthy work/life balance. That doesnât make us lazy.
I have to disagree with you, my good man. The modern Democrat Party is no longer the party of JFK. And itâs not very inclusive either. You have to be a 100% fervent believer, or theyâll shun you to the point that you leave the party. Thatâs what happened to me. I was appointed by a Republican governor when I was a Democrat. I didnât switch parties for over four years.
The coronavirus really brings the need for quality public health to stark reality. The countryâs ability to withstand pandemic is based upon the healthcare of the least insured and cared for person. It doesnât matter how good your access to healthcare is if thousands of people in your community are getting sick with a highly contagious virus and without that access to healthcare. Public health is about raising the floor to protect everyone. Like it or not, weâre all in this together so we should act like it.
And thatâs not even getting into the fact that tens of millions of people â especially in food service â have no paid time off and need to work through being sick in order to provide for themselves and their family. Nothing spreads a virus like a sick cook or waiter who canât afford to miss a shift.
Who do you think pays for those who either canât or wonât pay for their healthcare now? Iâll never understand people who claim to want everyone to pay their own way then object vehemently to requiring them to do so.
Yes I get that we pay taxes but there comes a point to where the government takes too much money. With Bernie and all of the things he wants free, I feel like Iâd be giving 3/4 of my paycheck to the government.
The modern Democratic Party has an independent and a Republican in the last 7 of its candidates for its presidential nomination.
The Republican Party has cancelled primaries that Trump might not win, and kicked out Justin Amash and vilified Mitt Romney for being guided by their oaths of office.
You can project all you want; doesnât make it true.