Parx Casino - Bensalem

[Ronin]

Just an FYI if you're planning to go to Parx Casino in Bensalem to gamble or see a show - they now have metal detectors at all of the entrances. Was there last year for a show and they had no security at the doors; just police in the Xcite Center. Went last night and there was minimal police presence in the Xcite Center. Probably because of the new security theater.

[Don Quixote]

Good to know

[Fetus]

Thanks .. Good to know .. have carried in there before without issue .. Its not somewhere i go frequently though so this wont affect me much

[Walleye Hunter]

But does that mean anything? I'm not sure what it was that I read on this but I thought that there was some reason that they could not deny CC. I haven't been to Morgantown casino for a while but I seem to recall someone saying that they had added metal detectors too. I live close enough that I can just leave and go back home if they deny me entry. Seeing as I carry OWB and print and they have cameras on every square foot of the ceiling, I expect that I am already known to them.

[bogey1]

Who can afford to go to a casino these days FJB

[Walleye Hunter]

Who can afford to go to a casino these days FJB

Boomers can. We worked long and hard during prosperous times and saved our money.

[sbmania]

I was in morgantown around a month ago. No metal detectors.

[OwnTheRide]

Boomers can. We worked long and hard during prosperous times and saved our money.

...while simultaneously running up the debt-to-GDP ratio from 35% to 120%... in the face of massive GDP increases, no less.

I wouldn't toot that horn too loudly.

[Walleye Hunter]

...while simultaneously running up the debt-to-GDP ratio from 35% to 120%... in the face of massive GDP increases, no less.

I wouldn't toot that horn too loudly.

I had nothing to do with that. I did my part, carried my load, paid my taxes and paid my bills. That's more than today's 'worker's can toot about.

[OwnTheRide]

I had nothing to do with that. I did my part, carried my load, paid my taxes and paid my bills. That's more than today's 'worker's can toot about.

True. While you certainly benefited as a result, you did not directly cause the problem, nor was there any realistic way for you to prevent it. Even voting differently wouldn't have changed a thing, both political parties have been - and continue to be - fully on board with spending money we do not have.

That's more than today's 'worker's can toot about.

...but this is where you go off the rails. Instead of recognizing the fact that government excess had a lot to do with your own successes, you shit on the people who are stuck paying the price.

To that, I suggest we all consider our positions more carefully. Everything you worked for and saved can be gone with the flip of a switch. The government doesn't even need to pass a law to whittle your savings down to nothing, they just need to print more money (and that is exactly what they are doing). As it stands right now, whatever money you have is worth 50-75% of what it was just four years ago. How many more halvings can your portfolio withstand before you find yourself in a bread line?

My point is this: none of us live in a vacuum. As you said... you did well by working hard "during prosperous times." Shitting on people who aren't doing well, in part because they are footing the bill for your prosperous times, reflects poorly on one's character. Plain and simple, you had it an easier time of it. This isn't anecdotal, this is fact - look up average wages and home prices for your time and compare that ratio to what is found today. Then recognize that many people, likely including yourself, built their wealth through owning their home.

Based on these numbers, you can easily see that it is anywhere from 50% to 300% more difficult for today's workers to gain entry into home ownership... the very vehicle many, likely including yourself, used to build wealth.

And let's consider that this is just one aspect of the shift in reality. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you were able to secure decent employment without a college degree. The reality is that today, most jobs with competitive wages require at least one degree. Meaning, workers attempting to build wealth today will actually need to start out deep in debt... a problem you very likely didn't have to deal with at all.

In summary: gloating rarely reflects well on a person. Particularly when the thing you're gloating about is in part paid for by the people you're shitting on.