Who moved my cheese? Mickey Mouse gnaws away at theme park jobs

JoJo

Im a little stunned at the comment that the south suffered under fdr. The creation of tva did many things to revitalize the south. In the north west corner of Alabama it created over 5000 jobs alone. The dam system made the Tennesse river not only passable(before this there were areas such as the shoals that at times could be crossed in a wagon) it also created fairly cheap hydro electric power which I am sure California would gladly accept when brown outs are occuring. Before fdr Alabama was over 70% agriculture with poor share croppers. The disrtubution of wealth was terribly one sided. There are a great many other things but to many to list in a email. Im not trying to say fdr was perfect no human is but unless you were alive during those times or had close relatives who did there is no way to get the full feel or story out of a history book. Obama stimulas plan does appear bloated and there are many things there I dont agree with but take a poll of americans who are 65 plus in age and ask their opinion of fdr.

TO JOJO
I have to take a minute to answer what you said about the FDR administration.
My family was from the POOR south. They slept on corn cob mattresses, and they traded work for food. They worked their gardens from dusk til dawn in the summer, and on spare days they chopped wood for the hard winters.
I had Democrats and Republicans on both sides of my family. I'm not quite sure where you got the idea that only "Democrats" got work, because all my family, Republican and Democrat alike lived better after FDR.
Don't bring this moronic attitude we have developed one party against each other into a time when the people just wanted to have food for their children. The way it's been told to me from all that I know that were there, "Party lines were dropped, we didn't care who or what they were if they were going to try to help us". Too bad we can't have that mentality now.

i am a liberal democrat and my father was republican but he had enough common sense before he died to recognize the difference between government help and nationalism. my father worked 35 years for GE before he died. He even said i made a great decision to work for state government because he knew i had job security. he was a self-made processing engineer and had also worked as a union employee. had he lived he would be proud that a intelligent strong black man became president. i worked 28 years before i retired. i witness stupid ignorant people
who believed that the politicians who claim no new taxes actually meant it. i have worked for democrats and republicans and they both raise taxes. The democrats at least make sure i get something for my taxes the republicans take my taxes and then tell me i am stupid for asking for help

JoJo, You said president Obama is a good speaker but doesn't say anything, well Bush was a bad speaker who said less than nothing and did everything to put us in this mess we're in now. It's amazing that after 8 years of partying with our (the taxpayers') money, the repubicians are all of a sudden concerned about spending money when it's not directly benifiting them. Obama has already done more in one month for middle america than Bush did in 8 wasted years.

I don't know what you writing about. I lived through the depression, and no one asked me to sign on a Dem to get a job. FDR put America back to work. It is a lie when people say he did not stop the depression. If he did what the Republicans did, we would be in a lager hole today. I was born in 1915, I know. I was there.

NO ONE knows what to do in this UNPRECENTED economic disaster (bankrupt Social Security and Medicare accounts as baby boomers retire, budget deficits far into the future to try to 'fix' what was broken the last 8 years, a never ending war on terror, the great sucking sound of jobs leaving the U.S., huge trade deficits due to FAILED trade policies, Americans that STILL want to buy products from EVERYBODY other than American companies that actually SUPPORT our economy, and Government printing presses running 24/7 to try pay for all the above)! Criticizing Obama for at LEAST TRYING something other than the great Republican fix for everything, THE ALMIGHTY TAXCUT, is the current Republican strategy - JUST SAY NO TO EVERYTHING, WITHOUT OFFERING ANY ALTERNATIVE. I don't agree with everything in the Obama administration, but it is a truly refreshing DEPARTURE from the past 8 years of TORTURE the Country endured.

That's what I'd like to know. The traffic here sure hasn't slowed down, and the I-Drive area seems as busy as always. I've gone to two Mardi Gras concerts at Universal, and the crowds surely don't seem any thinner there either.

I do agree that the high cost of tickets has finally hit Disney, and the other parks who always follow suit in raising prices, right in the keister. I have a Universal annual pass because it's affordable, but as for Disney-well, I'll be going on my birthday this year, and unless they lower the cost of a ticket or an annual pass, I won't be going back for a while.

Not only is the traffic on I-4 horrible but also the drivers using cell phones at 90 mph and the cataract glasses are like the bottoms of coke bottles.

That's where all the meth labs are.

You are so right about the Orlando traffic. I am terrified to drive on I-4 because of all the very agressive, speeding idiots that would just as soon as go over you or through you if you are not doing 20 miles over the speed limit and are in their way. They have to be the rudest drivers in Central Florida. As for Disney, they priced themselves out of middle America's wallets. It is better to sell more cheaper tickets than a few outrageously priced ones. When they opened, the tickets were under $20. True you had to pay extra to get more ride tickets, but then you got to choose what you wanted to do, not have to pay for a bundle of rides you had no interest in. I for one don't need to ride on the tea cup ride, its for kids, so why do I pay for it?
How many people can afford $75 for a ticket, then $5 for a plain hamburger and more for a drink.....one single person could wind up paying well over $100 for a day at Disney, with absolutely no extras except food. Don't even mention the extra for parking.Thank goodness I don't having a crying child at my side wanting mouse ears, I pity the poor parents that have to deal with that.

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that's stupid

right on everything you said is true but how can we get other americans fed up enough to do something about it?

Agree with you whole-heartedly, and would just like to add that the likes of the upper eschelon -- and all their over-paid, under-talented adolescent show ponies should take a pay cut and preserve the jobs of those who really need, and do, the work to keep Disney operating. When's the last time you ever heard of a Disneyland employee getting to celebrate his/her 'sweet sixteen' at the park ... all expenses paid?