2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI'm 55 in May. I'm tired. Disillusioned. Working my ASS off and getting nowhere fast.
And I'm voting for Bernie Sanders even if I have to write his name on the mail-in ballot envelope.
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)I am afraid you will be banned
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)If, heaven forbid, Bernie bows out before the California primary, Cherokee, who is in California, will still make his opinion known.
At least, that's my take on it.
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)sufrommich
(22,871 posts)on the primary ballot in CA.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,296 posts)I am pretty sure Senator Sanders' name will be on our June ballot.
Lorien
(31,935 posts)that I've worked for for 25 years is more profitable than ever, yet they just cut all of their contract talent and will now be working their salaried employees to the bone without a pay increase. This after cutting our pay year after year. I also teach, and I've lost more than half my classes due to low enrollment. It's Bernie or bust for me, in more ways than one.
CountAllVotes
(20,854 posts)But gee, why is it that it seems a lot of parents are opting to home school their kids? I personally think that interacting with other kids is a huge part of growing up and yes, you learn this and a lot of other things AT SCHOOL.
I am surprised to hear this I must admit. I thought that there was a shortage of teachers for some reason.
In any event, I hope things get better for you (and everyone else on the planet) real soon!
Divernan
(15,480 posts)That's a whole other scandal. College/universities pretty much eliminating tenure track positions by relying on part-time, adjunct faculty - no pesky benefits to pay for. Adjunct faculty, also known as part-time or contingent instructors, are increasingly joining unions in an effort to ward off cuts in already low hours, wages and benefits. Adjunct faculty now make up a majority (65.5 %) of the higher education instructors nationwide, in a reversal from just a few decades ago.
http://www.npr.org/2013/09/22/224946206/adjunct-professor-dies-destitute-then-sparks-debate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/11/adjunct-faculty_n_4255139.html
http://www.adjunctnation.com/2013/10/03/pters-hours-cut-on-over-200-campuses-to-avoid-affordable-healthcare-act/
LOL, You Thought You Could Just Work One Job?
According to the American Association of University Professors, among the more than 30,000 contingent professors with terminal degrees who are currently teaching part time but want a full-time academic position, more than 60 percent report having one or more other jobs.
Some Faculty Get $100,000, Others Get $20,000
Adjuncts typically earn between $20,000 and $25,000 annually, NPR reports. Compare that to the average salary of $84,303 for full-time instructors and professors, according to the American Association of University Professors. If you make it to the level of full tenured professor, youre looking at a six-figure income.
Wed Really Rather Not Have To Provide You With Health Insurance
A number of schools, mostly public community colleges, have elected to restrict the hours adjunct faculty are allowed to work in order to avoid the Affordable Care Act requirement that would otherwise require them to provide health insurance to their employees. According to Adjunct Nation, more than 200 schools set limits on adjunct working hours.
When Youre An Adjunct, Eating A Whole Sandwich Can Be A Luxury
More depressing quotes the SEIUs report on Boston part-time instructors:
I lived off of fried potatoes and onions for the semester. I actually lived better as a grad student than I do now.Summer is a lean time its tough on people. My colleagues talk about eating crusts and beans during that time until they finally get paid. It feels exploitive.
Institutions With Lots Of Adjuncts Do Not Have Lots Of Graduates
Adjuncts usually arent provided office space and dont have as much time to meet with students outside the classroom, as compared with full-time faculty. Adrianna Kezar, head of the University of Southern Californias Delphi Project, concluded that institutions that have large numbers of adjuncts or students that take lots of classes with adjuncts have lower graduation rates. A paper from the Center for the Future of Higher Education also notes that contingent faculty have less time to prepare for courses.
Lorien
(31,935 posts)and that's why I also freelance for a Fortune 500 company.
Lorien
(31,935 posts)Spending 70k on a Master's degree is a risky bet in today's economy, so I don't blame them.
ladjf
(17,320 posts)it's citizens. Who, by the way, is not for sale.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)EVERY politician is for sale.
ladjf
(17,320 posts)I will admit that Sanders, Carter and perhaps Harry Truman might be among the few that are honest.
Vattel
(9,289 posts)of Americans say that could not financially handle an unexpected $1,000 expense. There are a lot of Americans who are working their asses off but lack basic financial security. I don't think Clinton really gets just how fucked up our system is. Bernie does.
I have to add that Clinton seems generally not very good at absorbing and processing information. It's like her claim that we need more research before marijuana is legalized. Meanwhile people's lives are being ruined by convictions for marijuana use, and people suffer because they are denied medical marijuana. Bernie, on the other hand, wants marijuana removed from the federal schedules period. Geez, she is so out of touch with reality that she thinks the war to get rid of Qaddafi was "smart power at its best." And in 2003 she was aping GW's talking points about weapons of mass destruction when she had the all of the information she needed to know it was bullshit. Bernie saw what would happen if we invaded Iraq and opposed the invasion.
To be honest, I don't see why anyone would prefer her demonstrated bad judgment over Bernie's demonstrated good judgment.
Divernan
(15,480 posts)Probably a bunch of social security recipients - see, you privatize social security and start charging them monthly fees for handling each and every account - you can rip them off for at least a thousand a year easily.
The vampire $quid$ on Wall Street will pursue every damned dollar they can wrap their tentacles around. They're not paying $250,000 per speech out of the goodness of their alleged hearts.
And to decriminalize marijuana? Need for more research? Not when there's a remote chance that every single private prison would not be filled to maximum capacity. Can't hurt the bottom line of the private prison industry.
SMC22307
(8,088 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)I don't feel like searching but a huge number of Clinton sycophants completely switched their positions from claiming they thought MJ should be legalized to being able to rationalize why it shouldn't be after Hillary came out against it.
firebrand80
(2,760 posts)LexVegas
(6,005 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)about a thousand times...
LexVegas
(6,005 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Sure.
I'll do whatever you order me to do. You just let me know what's expected of me and I'll dance on your string.
yup yup.
LexVegas
(6,005 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Completely daft. That's generous... I don't want a hide over such a lightweight as yourself.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)brewens
(13,392 posts)at the light at the end of the tunnel! You would know you had it made as long s no one rocked the boat. You'd have yours and be able to think, screw everyone else! And besides, it's time for a woman in the White House!