Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja Bernie
| Quote: | Originally posted by Al G
It never ceases to amaze me at the people who want something for nothing...and are willing prostitute thier manhood...how low do you really go |
Agree and embarrassed. I know some of these folks live fairly high on the hog and they still want a freebie.
Perhaps if they were living on a thousand pecos a month I would feel differently..........but no American does...........heck even druggies and drunks
get $565 an month from SSI and the checks will now be deposited in Mexico so they don't even have to return to Otra Lado once a month for the money.
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Al G...Well, color me surprised...I agree with Osprey. First of all, not all of us have a "manhood" to prostitute. Secondly, prostitution has
historically been sexual favors in return for monetary or other tangible reward. Could you please explain how a senior citizen of any nationality
making use of a benefit offered by a governmental agency & the merchants and/or service providers who choose to participate, is "something for
nothing" and specifically what is "low" about it? It's NOT welfare, it's a senior discount, the same exact type of senior discount that's offered
for seniors by many U.S. companies. It's a sign of respect for age & an acknowledgment of; in the majority of cases; a dramatically reduced
income. The majority of Gringos DO contribute to the Mexican economy at a much greater monetary rate than the majority of Mexican senior citizens are
able to, so how do you view senior discounts as "something for nothing"? Are you trying to imply that you don't take advantage of senior discounts
which are offered to you in the U.S.??
Bernie...Why on earth would you be embarrassed to make use of a discount program offered by merchants who chose to participate knowing that qualifying
seniors of any nationality could make use of a benefit offered based primarily on the number of years of life?? Me thinks you maybe forgot about a
certain age group...Not all "old farts" are created equally; some of us haven't yet made it to the age of collecting Social Security. And it's true
that we don't live on $1,000 pesos a month, however I know there are many of us for do live on $9,000-10,000 pesos a month. Not all of us live "high
on the hog", some of us happen to fall closer to "hoof" level. I fall into the
not old enough for senior discount, but too young for SS category, and I doubt that I'm alone. I also think it's important to realize that there are
a lot of us who might possibly be in a position of having taken the lemons life has tossed at us & setting up a lemonade stand in a place where we
could AFFORD to...not all of us who are retired made it to "retirement" of our own free will, many of us were outsourced, laid off, or otherwise
non-voluntarily relieved of our earning capabilities at an age where hitting the streets looking for gainful employment anywhere near our former
salary simply wasn't a viable option. Now...ya gonna buy a glass of lemonade or not...gimme your senior discount card & I'll add a little sugar
to the glass just for you! |
Occasionally stuff does leach through.......in and out.
