Comments on: 10 Significant Signs why this will be the worst Recession since World War II. http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/ How I Learned to Love Southern California and Forget the Housing Bubble Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Girth http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/#comment-28901 Girth Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:01:53 +0000 http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/#comment-28901 As a new supervisor at the USPS who was worried his non-contract protected job was about to be cut, I can assure you there is no plan to reduce jobs at the USPS (well not an actionable one anyway). There is a desperate need to get right-sized but we're contractually obligated to more than 80% of our work force. It's estimated that we're overmanned by 150,000 or so, but in order to get right sized we would have to remove our casuals and TEs (temporary employees) which, is approximately 15-18% of our work force, long before we could remove career or contract employees. That said, there is a freeze. We're not hiring and our baby boomers aren't retiring so our efforts to get right sized have been hampered to say the least. Operating at a nearly $3 Billion in the red didn't help things (energy costs kicked our ass) but, with new technology innovation coming down the pipe, we're hopeful we'll pull our budget back into the black for our retiree's medical/retirement funds and to contribute to the federal budget as we have in years past. As a new supervisor at the USPS who was worried his non-contract protected job was about to be cut, I can assure you there is no plan to reduce jobs at the USPS (well not an actionable one anyway). There is a desperate need to get right-sized but we’re contractually obligated to more than 80% of our work force. It’s estimated that we’re overmanned by 150,000 or so, but in order to get right sized we would have to remove our casuals and TEs (temporary employees) which, is approximately 15-18% of our work force, long before we could remove career or contract employees.

That said, there is a freeze. We’re not hiring and our baby boomers aren’t retiring so our efforts to get right sized have been hampered to say the least. Operating at a nearly $3 Billion in the red didn’t help things (energy costs kicked our ass) but, with new technology innovation coming down the pipe, we’re hopeful we’ll pull our budget back into the black for our retiree’s medical/retirement funds and to contribute to the federal budget as we have in years past.

]]> By: Deco http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/#comment-28602 Deco Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:53:45 +0000 http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/#comment-28602 Indio - a five year old girl who wants a carton of milk is not a brat. In fact, she is probably the most delightful kid any parent could care for. A five year old drinking milk, will at the very least have healthy teeth, and healthy bones. A brat is a five year old who wants a playstation, chocolate bars, or cola. And as such, bad teeth, and unhealthy bones. Milk is nutritional and is a necessity. When the American soldiers landed in Europe in 1944, the Europeans were astounded by their height, and bone structure, because the "Yanks" drank more milk when they were children than British children, Italians etc... Maybe you might reflect on that the next time you pass a burger joint and you think about the obesity epidemic in today's children !! Indio – a five year old girl who wants a carton of milk is not a brat. In fact, she is probably the most delightful kid any parent could care for. A five year old drinking milk, will at the very least have healthy teeth, and healthy bones.
A brat is a five year old who wants a playstation, chocolate bars, or cola. And as such, bad teeth, and unhealthy bones.

Milk is nutritional and is a necessity. When the American soldiers landed in Europe in 1944, the Europeans were astounded by their height, and bone structure, because the “Yanks” drank more milk when they were children than British children, Italians etc… Maybe you might reflect on that the next time you pass a burger joint and you think about the obesity epidemic in today’s children !!

]]> By: A. Zarkov http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/#comment-28312 A. Zarkov Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:00:02 +0000 http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/#comment-28312 scared Indio writes: "A. Zarkov where should we return you?" Who is that "we." scared Indio writes:

“A. Zarkov where should we return you?”

Who is that “we.”

]]> By: john http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/#comment-28024 john Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:29:55 +0000 http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/#comment-28024 it is not that complicated to operate a small farm and be self-sufficient.a lot of people live like this already (Amish)-but only because our Government lets them or does not care enough as of yet. imagine one fine morning getting a notice from the IRS that you must deliver 80% of your homegrown food to the hungry children ( it is always children-best PR trick) in the city-payment of income tax in kind (even if there is no income). they will watch you fields from the satellite and count your livestock from FLIR-equipped helicopter.reminds me of requisition squads in communist Russia. concerning gold coin stashes-FDR made it illegal to own gold.he did not confiscate it outright but shamed people into returning it to the banks by printing names of gold hoarders in the newspapers. why don't we just sing a song: beautiful streamer please open for me blue skies above me-and no canopy i counted 10000-waited too long reached for the ripcord-the handle was gone gory,gory what a hell of a way to die- and we ain't gonna SHOP NO MORE! it is not that complicated to operate a small farm and be self-sufficient.a lot of people live like this already (Amish)-but only because our Government lets them or does not care enough as of yet.

imagine one fine morning getting a notice from the IRS that you must deliver 80% of your homegrown food to the hungry children ( it is always children-best PR trick) in the city-payment of income tax in kind (even if there is no income).

they will watch you fields from the satellite and count your livestock from FLIR-equipped helicopter.reminds me of requisition squads in communist Russia.

concerning gold coin stashes-FDR made it illegal to own gold.he did not confiscate it outright but shamed people into returning it to the banks by printing names of gold hoarders in the newspapers.

why don’t we just sing a song:

beautiful streamer please open for me
blue skies above me-and no canopy
i counted 10000-waited too long
reached for the ripcord-the handle was gone

gory,gory what a hell of a way to die-
and we ain’t gonna SHOP NO MORE!

]]> By: scared Indio http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/#comment-27683 scared Indio Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:35:31 +0000 http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/10-significant-signs-why-this-will-be-the-worst-recession-since-world-war-ii/#comment-27683 @ A. Zarkov where should we return you? Mucho love. @ A. Zarkov where should we return you? Mucho love.

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