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ОглавлениеI was in a Starbucks the other day and ran into a friend I had not seen in years. Although happy to see him, I was surprised to find him working behind the counter.
“How long have you worked here?” I asked.
“About five months,” he replied as he took my order.
“What happened?” I asked.
“Well, after the market crashed in 2007, I lost my job. I found another one, but that job soon disappeared, too. Finally, after burning through our retirement and savings, we lost our house. We just couldn’t hang on.” He continued: “Don’t worry. We’ve been working. We’re not unemployed. We both have jobs, but we’re not making much money. So I work here, at Starbucks, to make a few bucks. Get it, I work for bucks at Starbucks?” He said, laughing out loud.
Stepping aside so the customers behind me could place their orders, I asked, “So what are you doing for your future?”
“I’m back in school. I’m getting another Masters degree. It’s kind of fun being in school again. I even take a few classes with my son. He’s earning his first Masters degree.”
“Paid for with student loans?” I asked.
“Yeah. What else can we do? I know they’re terrible loans. I know I’ll be working for the rest of my life, just to pay off my loan. My son has more time to pay off his. But we all need more education if we want high-paying jobs. We have to make money. We need to earn a living. So we’re in school.”
I paid for my coffee and was handed a steaming cup. When I offered him a tip, he refused… and I know why he refused. So I wished him luck, and walked out the door.
Part One of this book is about the past. More specifically, how we got into this global financial crisis.
As George Orwell wrote in his book 1984,
“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
