Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Piles of pebbles



March 19, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY QUEEN TAELOR!

Fiscal solvency is creating knots in the pit of my stomach. The grand scheme of things to come, job searches and selling my soul to a company is on the immediate horizon. A one-career-in-a-lifetime doesn’t appear like that in our culture anymore, however, we play many roles in our lives that correlate with a corporation mission statement and personnel policies. The perfect position would entail the demolition of cultural, socioeconomic and gender differences. Wouldn’t that be a brilliant community!

Back to Credit Cards, Debit Cards, shuffling dull green bills around in my wallet and processing transfers on-line. I no longer am responsible for turning coins over to inspect the side that reveals the value to hand over to a clerk. Colorful unrecognized images of women and men on a 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 real, that do not represent my country, no longer loiter in my pockets.

Budgets and financial strategy take over my thoughts as I contemplate my salary requirements on a Cover Letter. In Brasil, one works for a company for 40 hours per week. If over-time occurs, the hours are reduced by that amount the following work week, at least in theory. A portion of the salary is set aside for retirement yet most people are well aware they must save for their future since it is enough for survival alone. Tax returns are filed at the end of the year as well. No refunds are submitted, it is simply an opportunity for the government to generate income from Self-Employment tax. No one spoke of credits so as far as I know, there are no Child Tax credits, no entrepreneurial credits, no mileage reimbursements, Disaster Relief, medical compensation, etc.   

I think I would like to head to a place where we trade for work in pebbles and handshakes.

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