[Easy7]

It's where a lot of people with criminal records and dishonorable discharges end up. Probably no shortage of mentally ill either.

Probably 90% are mentally diagnosed something. Diagnosis and treatment doesn't work miracles either.

What is the chance of getting a job that is worth anything if you are a schizo-felon? I am guessing putting CIA crack dealer on the resume doesn't get a lot of phone calls.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by yesum

Guess Mumbai will have soon have lots of Americans going over there then. Probably safer.

Your mind is in disconnect because you see a bad situation. No comparison to Mumbai or Calcutta to the US, but hey, with all the poor flooding in that could change. I think the health care system here needs socialized medicine and then an option to pay. Guaranteed income might be useful one day, they get it one way or the other really. Same with the healthcare.

Some people do choose to be homeless rather than spend the money on rent. Some do not. Lots of them are unemployable, maybe thru no fault of their own. Mental illness, drugs.

I'd choose Mumbia over America every time. Ever been there? The place rocks. But it's probably not a good idea to get sick there, but then I've heard that getting sick in America is an equally bad idea. Having said that, Indians are a lot tougher than most Westerners. If you put a bunch of Western kids in an Indian slum, most would probably be dead in a month. I've never been to America, but from what I've seen and heard, I'd feel much safer in Dharavi, a Mumbia slum, or anywhere else in India, but that's just my experience.
Recently a mate and me were having a coffee down the street after a mountain bike ride and we got to talking to an American long distance rider, and he said that in America he'd never sit out in the open like this. He'd want his back to a wall or something like, where he could keep his eyes on what's going on, because he never feels safe there. Hard for non Americans to get their head around something like that. Maybe you guys who haven't travelled think this is normal everywhere. It isn't.

[CaptainDankness]

Originally Posted by armedoldhippy

i have a great work ethic, have a degree in mech. engineering (welding tech) education etc. BUT, i live in an economically depressed part of the country. a large part of WHY is that Tennessee is a "right to work" state, you work for what pitiful wages they offer or lose your home. we are but serfs. my wife still has ALL of her family here, i cannot leave...yet. business owners in this country all want to be billionaires & it matters not one fucking bit to them how many people they keep impoverished as long as THEY get to keep 95% of the profit the company makes. " decent raises? HAHAHAHAHAHA....no. love your sense of humor though." the company i currently work for had record profits last year, and is ahead of that schedule THIS year. know what raise i got for busting my ass & enriching the owners family? 30 cents an hour. over a 12 hour shift, that means i can buy 3 damn cokes out of the machine in the break room. meanwhile, he flew his entire extended family on his jet to Hawaii, Thailand, & a few islands in the south Pacific a few months ago...

Yeah, a degree isn't worth much if you don't know the right people. My father was able to work his way to a foreman iron worker on buildings around Boston. But he worked a long time got in touch with an old friend who owned an iron working company and he was set.

No degree, not even a GED. Lol, same with any other job it's not what you know it's who you know, even selling drugs. It's really not hard to do, just got to know the right people. I'm sure Tennessee is the same way they have big cities, plenty of money. Of course not everyone knows people with money. So many people willing to do a $50 job for $20.

Don't take a business degree to run a business. Even the stock market is fairly easy if you know something big is going down invest.

Of course not everyone has an opportunity.

[vta]

Originally Posted by Mick

I've never been to America, but from what I've seen and heard, I'd feel much safer in Dharavi, a Mumbia slum, or anywhere else in India, but that's just my experience.

Doesn't sound like you have any experience...or did I read that wrong? You have never been to the US but your"experience" tells you it sucks. Worse then a shithole slum?

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[Stickybred420]

i got the snips from my machining job(of over 5 years) and when i got the word from the owner he tried to tell me that i don't get my severance or any of my payout(one weeks pay per each year worked after the 1st year) because of some fake ass reasons. i was a stellar employee and i gave everything to that job. i did whatever was asked of me and had a lot of respect for my supervisors and employees. i went to school to further my education and benefit the company and i was basically told to fuck off in the rudest way possible. all this to save about 1000 dollars.. the owner also would park his brand new 100k crestliner boat in the storage yard right where all the employees could get an eye full but youd always just miss him whenever you wanted to have your anual performance review(which meant raise). hed buy new vehicle a year too. never do shit for even his best employees. our receptionist who worked with the current owners father before the business was handed off, who did a lot of unpaid over time and went above and beyond daily, got a pizza lunch on her last day of work for over 35 years of service. i got a total of 1.50 raise over 5 years and i started at 15 dollars. in the last 2 years i worked there the owner signed 1 contract with the potash mines for 9 million dollars worth of equipment. then another 12 million dollar tank job from and oil and gas co. hes not hurting at all hes just a cheap fuck. its too bad too cause despite that, i worked with some awesome guys who taught me alot. also saw a lot of good guys fucked over by the company. its too bad cause people think that its one of the better shops to work for but they don't know what really happens behind the scenes. its sad though. inflation is a problem but greed and shitty people are just as much a problem.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by vta

Doesn't sound like you have any experience...or did I read that wrong? You have never been to the US but your"experience" tells you it sucks. Worse then a shithole slum?

Looks like a swell place...

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Yeah, you're right, I've never been to the US but I do have the internet and tv. I'm sure there's lots of awesome Americans there, but the vibe looks really sour, like my mother in law. Don't be put off by the poverty in those pics you posted, as some of the most beautiful people I've met are living in abject poverty. Educate yourself and have a bit of a read about what goes on there.The human spirit is a beautiful thing. I'll link a short article. Here's a taste ''' Often illiterate parents are making an investment in the future. And local entrepreneurs are developing schools that far surpass the quality of local public education. ''''''''
It is what it is.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/randa..._b_834300.html

[CaptainDankness]

Originally Posted by vta

Doesn't sound like you have any experience...or did I read that wrong? You have never been to the US but your"experience" tells you it sucks. Worse then a shithole slum?

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Definitely looks like a shit hole. Lol

Of course some American cities have a lot of murders. Apparently St. Louis came in #15 in the world. We had a few other cities that made the list too. But God damn south of the US border is fucked! And people think we shouldn't have a border. Lol

15. St. Louis had 59.23 homicides per 100,000 residents.
14. Salvador, Brazil, had 60.63 homicides per 100,000 residents.
13. Natal, Brazil, had 60.66 homicides per 100,000 residents.
12. Fortaleza, Brazil, had 60.77 homicides per 100,000 residents.
11. Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, had 62.33 homicides per 100,000 residents.
10. Cali, Colombia, had 64.27 homicides per 100,000 residents.
9. Cape Town, South Africa, had 65.53 homicides per 100,000 residents.
8. Palmira, Colombia, had 70.88 homicides per 100,000 residents.
7. Valencia, Venezuela, had 72.31 homicides per 100,000 residents.
6. Distrito Central, Honduras, had 73.51 homicides per 100,000 residents.
5. Maturin, Venezuela, had 86.45 homicides per 100,000 residents.
4. Acapulco, Mexico, had 104.73 homicides per 100,000 residents.
3. San Salvador, El Salvador, had 108.54 homicides per 100,000 residents.
2. San Pedro Sula, Honduras, had 111.03 homicides per 100,000 residents.
1. Caracas, Venezuela, had 119.87 homicides per 100,000 residents.

[WaxyTaxi]

comparing the US to india is like comparing a nazi solider to a buddhist monk.

I grew up in detroit so those pictures are very nice compared to the areas I was in.

india has beautiful areas, not to mention ACRES of cannabis fields that grow natural without any fertilizer.

I like the us because its my home, the people although nice, are 90% fake bitches, this place has no soul, its simply a large show, controlled and monitored from Antarctica.

india I have never been, but cant wait to visit, I have a deep passion for that place and its culture. it seems untapped and left alone from modern technology which is exactly what I am looking for.

[geneva_sativa]

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[CaptainDankness]

Originally Posted by WaxyTaxi

comparing the US to india is like comparing a nazi solider to a buddhist monk.

I grew up in detroit so those pictures are very nice compared to the areas I was in.

india has beautiful areas, not to mention ACRES of cannabis fields that grow natural without any fertilizer.

I like the us because its my home, the people although nice, are 90% fake bitches, this place has no soul, its simply a large show, controlled and monitored from Antarctica.

india I have never been, but cant wait to visit, I have a deep passion for that place and its culture. it seems untapped and left alone from modern technology which is exactly what I am looking for.

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For real, India is pretty nice, I'd be going to Thailand too on that trip. But the top of my list right now is Peru I got to check out them Incan temples and shit. Get some pure coke and hike them mountains. Maybe even find El Dorado.