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SOME KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

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Who Can Afford Kids These Days?

Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

The large data sets on the cost of living and the cost of children are instructive. But nothing compares with the anecdotes you hear from people who once thought they were prosperous but now wonder if they can really get by while completely ruling out the idea of having and raising children. It’s a genuine shift and one that is devastating for the future.

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Last week, the Wall Street Journal ran a fascinating piece by a high-end worker in New York City. He has a great job and so does his wife. But during the last year, they discovered that they are truly living paycheck to paycheck, barely able to pay the bills. They have discovered home cooking and have pretty well given up concerts and dinners out with friends. The writer was being deeply honest about a problem that seems to affect most people.

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WHY DON’T KIDS LISTEN?

We are having a major surprise snowstorm in PA today. It was supposed to be an inch or less and it is now 5 inches to 8 inches. Meteorologists blew it again. Earliest snowstorm in Philly history. Thanks globull warming.

My son and his roommate were driving home from Penn State today. I saw the forecast and texted him to wait until tomorrow. He said classes were cancelled and it wasn’t snowing at State College. I looked at the radar and told him he was surrounded and would be heading into the teeth of the storm. He said no problem, they had an SUV.

I texted him to get a hotel room if it got too bad on the roads. He texted that the roads were good. Then I got the call. They slid into a pole near Harrisburg and were in a cop car waiting for the tow truck. Neither was hurt. Not only did they not listen to my advice, the boneheads listened to their GPS and got off the relatively snow free Turnpike to take back roads around Harrisburg. They slid into a ditch first and then hit a pole a little later.

Why do 21 year olds think they know more than their old man?