Anyone else agree????

[Indiana Rose Lee]

Actually we did not choose to have no medical benefits. The jobs just do not provide them anymore to most professions. At least not affordable ones. Due to pre existing conditions we can not get insurance on our own.

I only graduated 10 years ago. And most of the teachers that I had were my parents ages and are retired already. A few that I had their spouse was also a teacher whom also retired at the same time. They retired well before retirement age for most people so you can not tell me this is not possible on a teachers salary. I am not by any means saying they were rich but they certainly were not poor either. No where near the poverty level that some people try to portray. And they have good medical benefits due to us the tax payer and yet for many it still is not enough.

Even without the medical benefits I was very grateful because my husband had a job and we were doing pretty good. By no means rich but able to live a pretty good life. Yet others that were even better off than us were still complaining they were not making enough or they did not have good enough benefits etc. and still are. These days it is a blessing just to have a job and be able to pay your regular bills. Although my husband is currently unemployeed I am still very grateful for what we do have. Which is just enough to pay our bills each month and to put food on the table. We were fortunate that while he was working we were able to build up a savings to help us out as well.

BTW: not everyone can afford to pay for a college education much less a phd. That is not always a choice. We can only control so much in our lives. When I refered to choices in my post I was refering to whom I might date or marry as well as the choices that I had control over.

lol, I worked my butt off all through school to pay for it. I worked at the school to get discounts, I worked full time, and took classes at night, I taught undergrad classes. It is all about choices. I didn't have control over everything, but it was our priority.

You said you didn't choose not to have medical benefits, but if you chose the job, you chose the bennies. just like you said of teachers. turn about is fair play.

On the tax payer, well that is a part of those benefits from the state. Just as other public servants receive benefits. Their complaints may seem lame, but so does the whining about how much they have that you don't. You could have chosen that career, but didn't. It is comparing apples to oranges.

i think it is nice that the military has this blessing right now when so many are separated from their families. It is a good thing that Disney does. It doesn't negate other people who work hard to make the world a better place.

 

[JoanneNC]

DH is active duty Army for 21 years now and still serving. He is a quiet professional. He doesn't seek recognition or demand it or expect it. He does what he does for his reasons and definitely not for a Disney discount.

 

[snookiedoodles]

Well.......having worked for a Police Dept, and now teaching, I get lots of discounts........I am happy and well respected. I can't complain and I am thankful.........

 

[scoolover]

Seriously?!?! My DH is a firefighter and I think he is a hero. You tell me that just because he is trained to save someone life that doesn't make him a hero. When he saves that child from the pool and bring them back, is he not a hero in those parents eyes. When he saves the family pet from a fire, is he not a hero in that families eye? Yes he chose this profession. Not for the money, but because he loves it.

My DH puts his life on the line every day he goes into to work. I don't know if that day is going to be a day that I am going to get a call that he was killed in a burning bldg or on scene of a car accident, or that patient he responded to suddenly pulls a gun and kills him.

Same could be said for Police Officers.

Hopefully that never happens to anyone.

So in that case how about a teacher. That teacher that taught children to read, to add, etc. To me that is a hero!

That scientist who found a cure for some disease, that is a hero to me!

Also, how about the accountant they found some hidden deductions and saved me a ton on money on my taxes! I love that man! He was totally my hero!

A hero has so many different definitions in my book.

Also, in that case I appreciate our Military and the job that they do away from their families and the danger they are in everyday.

Do I think that we are entitled to "free" things? No, but people like to be recognized for the wonderful job that you do whether it is a police officer, firefighter, accountant, teacher, etc. That is human nature.

It is clear that you have a broad definition of hero which is your right. I however don't live in higglytown. An accoutant is not a hero unless he stops a terrorist from shooting up a mall. A teacher is not a hero unless he uses the heimlich on a choking kid and even that's a stretch because he was probably trained to do that. Still, the parents will probably be pretty happy.

Thank your husband for doing his job because we need people who are willing to do it but the odds are that neither he or any of his partners are going to die in the line of duty because they are well trained, have the proper gear and are not allowed to go into situations that are deemed unsafe.

You may be able to convinve me that police, during their regular duties could be considered heroes because shoot outs really are life and death. Again though, most police officers will retire without ever being in the situation where they fire a gun.

I simply don't see how someone who pursues a particular job and is trained for that job can be considered a hero when he does that job.

You however, have a right to your opinion.

 

[caroline1851]

This thread has become an argument of who is considered a hero and who is not. Unbelievable! How long is this thread going to continue? Does it even have anything to do with Disney anymore???

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

This thread has become an argument of who is considered a hero and who is not. Unbelievable! How long is this thread going to continue? Does it even have anything to do with Disney anymore???

lol, it was on its way to dead, 24 hours, and you revived it!

 

[scoolover]

This thread has become an argument of who is considered a hero and who is not. Unbelievable! How long is this thread going to continue? Does it even have anything to do with Disney anymore???

With that attitude, you will never be a hero!

 

[bellemeeko1]

I gree with the OP...and yes I also think that since 9/11 much is made of rescue personnel...and it should be. My brother is a FF and EMT and he was there on 9/11 digging through rubble to resuce anyone he could find when the 3rd building came down. Whether or not he joined for the danger factor or not, these men and women do risk their lives every day when others would not be willing to which can also be said for the military, which my husband is retired from. The men and women also CHOOSE to join the military. So yes I do think a one day free pass for a FF or emergency worked might be a great idea, much like the volunteer pass.

On another note you do NOT get a discout at SoG, you pay per what rank you are....we are coming in Dec and we would have had to pay $123 a night at SoG and we are paying $58 a night at the All Stars....and the SoG isn't any better then All Stars.

Edited to add that Disney does not always have a military discount like they are running now. They come and go, one year we all got in for free, right after 9/11 and one year nothing, this comes and goes but is nice to have. SeaWorld also does a free day for the military person and family. And Universal gives a free 7 day ticket for the military and a discount for other family members. None are as generous as Disney and we thank them!

I have to say I disagree on SOG! First once you pay the taxes and what not at AllStars you arent saving much. Plus when you see how small the rooms are compared to SOG....Shades has one of the biggest rooms on property over 500sq' and Disney themselves compares it to their deluxe resorts!