CarrieAnne

Kim, that is great news! The city I am nearest, Janesville, was based on the oldest GM plant. When they left, nearly every other factory closed. Its bad here, wish GM would come back, but they say the building is too old, ect.

watterstide

there is an a big ad in the paper the last few weeks, Guardian Glass is hiring, 11 an hour, benifits..12 hour shifts..they have been in business since 1970. in Carleton ,mi.
marathin oil was hiring also..i am praying this is the beginning of a major turn around. my hope is the whole country turns around. my husband and myself are both steel workers.
it was sad to see GM/Satun go in our area too, i owned a saturn and loved it..the only reason i bought a Ford mini van, was at the time, saturn did not have a bigger vehicle for me.

Favorite Fabrics

If this issue bothers you, and makes you think about how you might be able to become part of the solution, then I have two books to suggest you read. Both are by Shane Claiborne: "The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical" http://www.amazon.com/Irresistible-R.../dp/0310266300 and "Jesus for President" http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Presiden...ref=pd_sim_b_2 They're paperback, so they're not expensive, especially if you buy them second-hand. And they're sure to get you thinking!

Just in case the titles give you pause, consider this definition of the word "radical": Departing markedly from the usual or customary. If you look at these kinds of social issues and are not thinking "Well, that's not my problem!" or "We have social programs to take care of this" then you may already be a radical!

(Yes it is possible to even be conservative and radical at the same time!)

moonwolf23

this

jljack

I totally agree with this. Radical is standing on your own 2 feet when the government keeps trying to control you with handouts. We take care of our own...no welfare for us. We reach out to others to help them, too. WWJD? Give a hand to someone to help them get up, not a handout to keep them dependent. That's how this nation was built...neighbors helping neighbors, families helping each other. All this social programs stuff didn't start until the 60's. Before that it was individuals making life work...what happened to that spirit of independence? Now too many people are just looking for a handout. We have tons of beggars on our street corners with signs saying "will work for food", but they won't when offered. They just want money. Sad and disgusting. I never give to them. Same people working together sitting on the same corners, they just rotate in shifts!! Can you believe it?

mzsooz

My DD's in-laws are losing their house in Michigan. They have been paying the mortgage for a very long time. Haven't lived in the house for 10 years because there is no work for them there but they were keeping the house for retirement.

They were late a few times on their mortgage payment and the bank said that since it is not being lived in that it is considered abandoned and they are foreclosing on it. Really really sad.

Makes me scared. We are struggling because we are paying all the living expenses for my DD and SIL to the tune of $800 a month and we are broke. I couldn't make the house payment on time this month. It was due the 1st and I will pay it on the 29th. The bank has already called me and asked me if it was abandoned. I'm very angry and scared!!! I've never once in 11 years been late on the payment :(

CarrieAnne

It is scarry. My friend is behind two monthes on hers, and her bank wont work with her. I feel so bad, and she CNAT find a job........

feline fanatic

She then needs to find legal aid. I have been reading a lot lately on the foreclosure mess. It is apparent that many banks that are trying to foreclose don't even have a right to because they no longer have "wet ink" paperwork (the original loan documents) due to all the reselling and bundling as securities involved. Also all the unscrupulous loans made. Even if your friend has a legtitimate fixed rate mortgage and was not a victim to a predatory lender if she has gotten new payment books because her bank sold the mortgage there is a good chance the bank trying to foreclose may not have the proper documentation. Too many of us don't know all our options and it is downright scarey how many banks are pursuing foreclosures illegally (via fraudulent and in some cases even forged paperwork). There is a blogger out there who writes extensively on it and all the other financial fraud that has been going on by the TBTF banks like BofA, WF and Citi. The site is http://market-ticker.org/ You should have your friend spend a couple of hours going through Karl's tickers and comment blogs. The amount of posts of just this scenario is staggering.

CarrieAnne

Thanks, Feline Fanatic. She has the house up for sale, but no one is buying much of anything in Janesville, since the GM palnt left. Most jobs went with it!
I will tell her to check it out!

iowabelle

I've been without a regular job for a very long time now. I've earned graduate degrees and it's hard to find anything in my area more than McDonald's, which won't hire me because of the over-education. If it weren't for my mother, I'd be homeless too... but I feel awful taking money from my mom.