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OK. Let's get right to it. Here's part three of Patrick's
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awesome scene report. I call it... well, never mind, peeps.
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This sucka speaks 4 itself.
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To Beat The Devil: Parenting In Modern America
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By Patrick Moore
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Part 3 (ed note : 2 and 1 are in the last two ati's)
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"Parenting In The New Economy"
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You've seen the headlines: "Economy Strongest in 40 Years"...
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"Unemployment Lowest In Decades"...that sort of thing. From the
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way they read, you'd think we had money flowing out of our pockets.
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However, there have been more layoffs and plant closings in the past
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10 years than in previous history. Yet we see optimistic stories and
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headlines.
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My question is, WHO IS BENEFITING MOST?
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Well, if you're in senior management, chances are you've done
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pretty well. And, if you're a CEO, if your company closed a plant
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in the US and moved the operations to Mexico or China, you've done
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outstanding.
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But what if you're in the Rank-And-File? Well, in all probability,
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you're worse off. Even if you're doing as well as you did 10 years
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ago, chances are you're having to work longer hours to keep up.
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Where does this leave time for family? It doesn't.
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"Well, if they weren't so obsessed with wealth they would have
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time for their families", some say. "What about stay-at-home moms?
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That women's lib thing really screwed up things" "What about....???"
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What about it? Here's the deal.
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It is a fact that most new jobs pay well below the poverty level.
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And it's a truism that two incomes are needed just for essential
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items. Even if a job pays decent, overtime is not an option. You
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either have to "work over" or face disciplinary action. If you tell
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your boss you have to take care of your kids, more than likely you'll
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hear "That's not our problem."
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It's no secret that so-called "pro-family" politicians have enabled
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corporations to abuse, if not ignore, worker rights. Who gives a hoot
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about families? Not your representative. Not your congressman. Not
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your boss. So, it's up to YOU.
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How do you fight back?
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Well, for one, put your priorities in order. What do you want out of
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life? Which is more important, getting a big paycheck or raising a
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healthy child? Don't get me wrong, big paychecks are OK. They come
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in handy sometimes. But if you work over constantly, you may need to
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look at changing jobs. Too much overtime can be harmful to your family
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life.
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I worked at a job where overtime was an ordinary thing. The 8-hour
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workday was the exception rather than the rule. 12-hour days were
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common. In fact, there were employees who worked MONTHS (yes, you
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read right: MONTHS) without a day off. Some volunteered, to be sure,
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but most were forced to come in. 70-84 hour workweeks sometimes
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were standard. And, the company didn't think any better of you
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afterwards either. After a while of this, my health started giving
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way, and now I have permanent damage in my thoracic spine. I missed
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time with my wife and son to help the company, and my reward was
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permanent spinal damage.
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There is a trend called "downshifting" where people leave the
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high-pay, high stress job they were at and willingly take a pay
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cut and work jobs where the stress is lower. And, they forsake
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(or pay off) the high-priced "toys" that necessitated the extra
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income.
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People who downshift take a look at what is the absolute minimum
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to live on. And all too frequently there's a lot that you can do
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without. Don't misunderstand, if you have a black Acura Integra
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with 2 more years of payments, you would do well to pay it off
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first. Chances are, Acura won't understand if you voluntarily
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took a job with lower pay knowing you had a payment to make
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every month. And, ferkrissakes, STAY AWAY FROM PAYDAY LOAN,
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CHECK CASHING, OR TITLE LOAN PLACES. Those places will put
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you in far worse financial shape.
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Now, you might ask, "What about the children?" Good point.
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Kids today, more so than any other time in memory, are bombarded
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with advertising. Nike shoes, Pepsi, Nintendo...those companies
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pay a LOT of money to get their message to your child. Materialistic
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attitudes make for HUGE profits. A parent who works long hours just
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to finance unnecessary or trendy items is enabling a materialistic
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attitude.
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I grew up without Nike or Nintendo.. and I had a lot better time
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without them. So can you. So can your child. How?
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Take them to the library. Go on a road trip. Look at family albums.
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Play music together. Spend time together!
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Your child will appreciate it.
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Part 4: Media Literacy, Home Style
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[for parts 1,2 and 4 goto:
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http://www.etext.org/Zines
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and keyword search
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"patrick moore"] |