11-24-2013, 05:19 AM
Wow, some great views and opinions by all of you so far. Aaron I agree Puna is poor and has young able bodied people like no other place. I believe you forgot Smart when you described these folks though?. See most here learn to be lazy, OR go Crazy?. Most who move here have good work ethic but don't know anyone, so jobs are taken not careers. The jobs around here pay on the high side about $10 an hour. If they work 40 hours with that good ethic I was referring to, that pockets $1100 a month after taxes. That's about the average rent for a house in PPARK or Leilani. Which means you need a second job of 40 hours, $1100 a month, same ethics, so you can drive a car with gas and ins to work. So what is this good hard working, young, able bodied person suppose to EAT. Groceries and utilities like Helco, require a third full time Longs, burger king, or subway shift. Yet The other side is:
Stay at home with your kids cash your new middle class welfare check, make sure your stamps are on your card on the 5th, have county housing pay most of your rent, and know at least this way you can have some sort of INSURANCE for your family. You see it's the 4th job at 40 hours a week, most either go Crazy or can think about affording Obama care. The cost of just living out here in the sticks of Puna, for a family of 6 or more is in the neighborhood of $45-50,000 now. Only police,county,state,gov jobs offer this type of money or sign up for middle class and get $1200 in stamps, $850 for housing, cash, ins, ect.. stay home with your kids, and don't pay the bottle tax fee, child care, and make sure you eat Steaks. Now of course my numbers may not be accurate and I am certainly not trying to offend anyone by writing so bluntly. I am a firm believer in parents raising their OWN children though, This is becoming increasingly more difficult here or anywhere. So if this May be the case for people who move here? what would it be like for the folks from here?. With a good high-school diploma from Pahoa or Pahala?.( this alone was quite a feat for only about 60% grad). Some things to think about though and only my 2 cents. JMO. I got much more where this came from but maybe this could only bring nausea to most on that 50 year old thread.
Stay at home with your kids cash your new middle class welfare check, make sure your stamps are on your card on the 5th, have county housing pay most of your rent, and know at least this way you can have some sort of INSURANCE for your family. You see it's the 4th job at 40 hours a week, most either go Crazy or can think about affording Obama care. The cost of just living out here in the sticks of Puna, for a family of 6 or more is in the neighborhood of $45-50,000 now. Only police,county,state,gov jobs offer this type of money or sign up for middle class and get $1200 in stamps, $850 for housing, cash, ins, ect.. stay home with your kids, and don't pay the bottle tax fee, child care, and make sure you eat Steaks. Now of course my numbers may not be accurate and I am certainly not trying to offend anyone by writing so bluntly. I am a firm believer in parents raising their OWN children though, This is becoming increasingly more difficult here or anywhere. So if this May be the case for people who move here? what would it be like for the folks from here?. With a good high-school diploma from Pahoa or Pahala?.( this alone was quite a feat for only about 60% grad). Some things to think about though and only my 2 cents. JMO. I got much more where this came from but maybe this could only bring nausea to most on that 50 year old thread.