Peak 2017

[Fred's Myth]

Democrats and Republicans will never be able to reduce debt ceiling. The Government will always have to help in some form 1/3 of the countries population. Inflation will always skyrocket. Skeptical at best. Even now, told that social security will be gone by 2034. What radical change can government implement to take care of its citizens?
I want aid to Israel reduced by 50% annually. All troops return from abroad. And a 5 trillion dollar infrastructure project for the USA.

It is no longer possible to defend our borders strictly FROM within our borders. Perhaps if MLK's Dream came true, yours could, too. But not in the world we live in.

 

[vantexan]

Democrats and Republicans will never be able to reduce debt ceiling. The Government will always have to help in some form 1/3 of the countries population. Inflation will always skyrocket. Skeptical at best. Even now, told that social security will be gone by 2034. What radical change can government implement to take care of its citizens?
I want aid to Israel reduced by 50% annually. All troops return from abroad. And a 5 trillion dollar infrastructure project for the USA.

The ones who keep pushing the demise of Social Security are the ones who want to keep from paying the matching taxes, the business owners. If SS completely runs out of any extra funds it will still have payroll taxes and employer matching. That'll pay at least 75% of promised benefits. So it's a matter of whatever else they do to shore up the system, not that the system won't have money. And the elderly are about the biggest voting block out there. Politicians mess with SS at their own peril.

 

[bacha29]

Same issues everywhere. They cut settlement to push efficiency and are surprised when safety tanks. The preload is hot garbarge with routine 9:30 dispatches and they're surprised when safety tanks. It's only going to get worse.

Keep in min d that Texas and Florida are major markets for X. The loss of revenues from those areas could have a negative an impact on second and third quarter operating results but if past history is any indication they're going to go after every dollar they can get out of the rest of the country including the rural areas where revenue production is hard enough to generate as it is.

 

[BootsOnTarmac]

Just wondering, if your station or ramp is closed for a week or so, do you get minimum hours paid?

 

[Operational needs]

Just wondering, if your station or ramp is closed for a week or so, do you get minimum hours paid?

I highly doubt it, unless you use paid leave. When it snows, we don't get minimums.

 

[BootsOnTarmac]

Considering current Mother Nature events, if your station is closed for a week or more, does FedEx Express give some kind of pay?

 

[SmithBarney]

Considering current Mother Nature events, if your station is closed for a week or more, does FedEx Express give some kind of pay?

I have heard in the past, that X has paid employees that have been displaced due to mothernature, like Katrina etc...

 

[Operational needs]

I have heard in the past, that X has paid employees that have been displaced due to mothernature, like Katrina etc...

My manager told me this morning that Fedex is creating an emergency employees fund that we can donate to, to help in case of disasters like this.

 

[Fred's Myth]

My manager told me this morning that Fedex is creating an emergency employees fund that we can donate to, to help in case of disasters like this.

I volunteer to donate DOUBLE MY UNION DUES.

 

[SmithBarney]

My manager told me this morning that Fedex is creating an emergency employees fund that we can donate to, to help in case of disasters like this.

Uh no, sorry I'm compassionate, but if the top 3 paid employees in our company gave .25% of their last months earnings well even then that would be a ton of money... the Onus is on the bosses to do right by their employees...

Remember when WalMart had a food drive for employees.. when the company could have just given them the food they needed...

 

[Serf]

I'll be ok if I die in 2033 then?

Or leave the USA.

 

[Serf]

It is no longer possible to defend our borders strictly FROM within our borders. Perhaps if MLK's Dream came true, yours could, too. But not in the world we live in.

Completely plausible.

 

[1989]

Or leave the USA.

Why would I leave the best country on earth?

 

[Brownslave688]

I think that's fantastic! This will force FedEx to realize they have to cough up more money or end up with freight left behind in buildings on a daily basis because there are no bodies to deliver it.

Ups obviously pays well so it won't effect us much. This is something we are likely to see across many industries though.


There are lots of jobs to be had right now and not a ton of people able or willing to fill them.

 

[MassWineGuy]

By the time a person reaches 66, there should be NO need financially for him to work. Unless you find some job that you just love and would do for free, having been in the workforce for 45 or 50 years should have provided enough retirement income to retire comfortably.

And what planet do you live on?

 

[1989]

And what planet do you live on?

Uranus? But he has a valid point for earthlings.

 

[Brownslave688]

And what planet do you live on?

The dude is a maroon but in this instance he's right.

 

[Fred's Myth]

The dude is a maroon but in this instance he's right.

Barring having more than one child, who wants to attend University; or suffering through the loss of that child; or going bankrupt; or surviving through a natural disaster; or going through a divorce from a vindictive spouse......ad infinitum.....ad nauseum.

It's obvious neither you, or Old Poot, have suffered in your lifetime from circumstances not under your control. Hope you both are getting down on your knees each day to thank the Lord for your blessings.

 

[vantexan]

Why would I leave the best country on earth?

You live in Switzerland?

 

[Brownslave688]

Barring having more than one child, who wants to attend University; or suffering through the loss of that child; or going bankrupt; or surviving through a natural disaster; or going through a divorce from a vindictive spouse......ad infinitum.....ad nauseum.

It's obvious neither you, or Old Poot, have suffered in your lifetime from circumstances not under your control. Hope you both are getting down on your knees each day to thank the Lord for your blessings.

I'm
Not takin care of my kids college education before my retirement.


Loss of a child- not sure what this effects?

Bankruptcy- self inflicted (excuse)


Natural disasters- ummm insurance


Divorce - self inflicted.