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Women's Fitness Beyond 40| Christopher Warden's 90 Day Online Fitness and Nutrit
Dear 40 and Frustrated:
I think I have a pretty good idea about what brought you here today . . .
You’re looking for answers about how to look and feel better because since you’ve turned 40, things just don’t feel the same.
Your physique is probably changing, with things shifting around and settling in places you just don’t want them. Toned triceps may be starting to sag. You may have excess fat accumulating around your butt and thighs.
And that fat is probably more stubborn than it was in the past. The exercise routines you’re using just don’t seem to be working the way they used to . . . if they’ve ever worked at all.
You may feel that you’re walking around in a body that just doesn’t belong to you.
Your periods may be more inconsistent, hot flashes might be a more frequent part of your life, sleep has become more erratic and sometimes your emotions seem to get the best of you . . . for seemingly no reason at all.
It’s possible you’ve had days where you wonder why you don’t look or feel healthy, despite consistently eating ‘healthy’ foods.
You’re probably frustrated because you want to exercise, but you just don’t have the time to go to the gym, train for an hour, and still finish every other task you've got planned for rest of your day.
You may have gone the route of seeking role models. Their stories and advice are inspirational and get you excited and moving in the right direction, but the spark you get doesn’t last very long . . . and you find yourself stuck back in neutral.
Maybe you’ve been told to try supplements or hormone therapies to stave off the ‘natural’ issues you’re dealing with. You know that’s not the solution, but you don’t know what the ‘correct’ answer is.
Or perhaps you’re just sitting there at a time in your life where you’ve tried everything to get you healthy and fit, seen a bit of success, but then thought, ‘Okay . . . now what? There’s got to be more to life than this.”
Of course, you could do nothing, hoping any aches and pains that you’re feeling on a regular basis will just take care of themselves and go away.
You could also choose ‘to dos’ from a list that you might have checked off before:
But you’re 40. You’ve worked hard in life. You’ve got years of wisdom and experience on your side.
You shouldn’t have to worry about your physical ailments.
You shouldn’t have to wonder about what will make you happy.
And you definitely shouldn’t have to guess at what’s going to work . . . or ‘just settle’ for solutions you’ve tried before that, frankly, weren’t solutions.
I know this is how you’re feeling because, as a trainer, I’ve worked with hundreds of ‘40-something’ women -- many of them successful professionally, personally and socially – who were much like you . . .
I sat each of them down, looked them in the eyes and reassured them like I’m reassuring you right now . . .
Essentially, Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 is a complete A to Z guide, packed with information and taking you through a 90-day program that’s the same as one that’s brought success to hundreds of my ‘women over 40’.
And if you grab a copy of the program today, you’ll be getting it for a mere fraction of the cost that they’ve had to pay for the exact same coaching.
You see, I charge $125 per session to work one-on-one with my clients to cover all the material that I’ve packed into the Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 for you. They’d have to pay me around $3000 to get the same level of guidance, support and intensive coaching that you’ll be receiving over the next 90 days. And you won’t pay anything near that.
Actually, you won’t even be asked to pay the amount that my own clients pay for one single, solitary session with me at the gym.
The fact is, I created the Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 program to be an affordable approach to regaining the health, energy, vitality and body that most women are seeking. And while I’d obviously love to make money from selling my program (I’ve put a lot of work into it and I’m proud of what I created), I’d rather have thousands of women benefit from it at a lower, easier-on-the-pocket price than charge the price I know it’s worth, yet end up only helping the privileged few who can afford to pay top dollar to get what they want.
So I’ve set a price that I believe will be affordable to every woman who reads this page . . . and it’s less than the cost of your daily newspaper or a single cup of coffee per day.
How does 85 cents sound to you?
Yes, you read that correctly -- I said 85 cents.
You can get my entire 90-day program of exercise, nutrition, motivation, videos, and stay-on-track emails for just 85 measly cents a day.
(It even looks crazy to ME when I read it!)
So the question now becomes a simple matter of deciding whether getting back into great shape and staying that way is worth 85 cents a day to you… or not!
If it is then I know you’ll LOVE the results you’ll be getting from my Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 program in the days ahead. If not, then hey, thanks for reading this far and I wish you every success in finding the program that best fits what you’re looking for.
Of course, I’ve said all the above with appreciation for the fact that you probably don’t know me – you’ve probably never even heard of me – and it’s probably got you wondering, “Why should I buy this program from this guy?”
I can’t blame you for thinking that way – I’d think the exact same thing if I were in your shoes. Money is hard to part with, especially if you don’t know a person well enough to trust that the product isn’t just some other ‘e-scam’.
If you download the program and simply don’t like what I have to say then email me for an immediate refund.
If you find you’re not getting any results then holler “I want my money back!” and it’s yours.
If you don’t like the color or the font size I use to highlight the ‘Table of Contents’ I’ll STILL honor your request and give you back every penny.
Truth is, you don’t even need to have a reason.
Ask for a refund for any reason and at any time within 60 days of buying the program and you’ll get back everything you paid AND still get to keep the program.
(I’d guarantee the full 90 days of the program, but the merchant account I use doesn’t allow it!)
The bottom line is this: I fully believe in Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 and I know that when you follow it, you WILL see the results you’re looking for.
But I care more about your peace-of-mind, more about your satisfaction, and more about helping you than I do about extra money in my bank account.
After all, if I can’t feel good about how I earn a living, what’s the point, right?
So, I’m happy to take all the risk -- especially if the reward is that you will be happier, healthier and fitter 90 days from now.
You have literally nothing to lose. There’s no risk whatsoever. Yet the reward of following the program for 90 days is immense… if you choose to do it.
Clearly, I can’t make you.
And I don’t want to ‘sell you’ into making a decision either. I want you to try out the program because you believe in it, because you want it, NOT because you’ve had some slick sales number done on you.
The program works.
I know it does.
I’ve seen it with my own eyes on hundreds of women who’d practically given up on the idea of getting results -- and I know it’ll work for you too if you’re ready to step up and commit yourself 100% to the next 90 days.
Are you?
Only you can answer that for sure, but if you are, if you’re finally ready to get the results you know you want and deserve then there’s just one more thing to do.
Press the button below and you’ll be taken to my fully secure server where you’ll be asked to pay $77 for everything we’ve been discussing. Within seconds, you’ll be holding my full program in your hands, ready to get started on achieving some amazing things.
There.
I’ve said my piece.
The rest is up to you.
I hope I’ll be hearing from you real soon!
FAQ Page Or Feel Free to Contact Me at christopher@womensfitnessbeyond40.com
New York City Celebrity Trainer Christopher Warden Reveals How Any Woman Over 40 Can Be Fit, Firm And Fat-Free For Life . . .
Here’s How You Can Hit ‘Rewind’
Turn Back Time And
Reclaim Your 28-Year-Old Body
In Just 90 Days
Revealing A Step-By-Step Guide That Takes You By The Hand And Leads You Through An Inside-Out Whole Body Transformation, Stripping Away Years And Delivering Results That Will Last A Lifetime.
Dear 40 and Frustrated:
I think I have a pretty good idea about what brought you here today . . .
You’re looking for answers about how to look and feel better because since you’ve turned 40, things just don’t feel the same.
Your physique is probably changing, with things shifting around and settling in places you just don’t want them. Toned triceps may be starting to sag. You may have excess fat accumulating around your butt and thighs.
And that fat is probably more stubborn than it was in the past. The exercise routines you’re using just don’t seem to be working the way they used to . . . if they’ve ever worked at all.
You may feel that you’re walking around in a body that just doesn’t belong to you.
Your periods may be more inconsistent, hot flashes might be a more frequent part of your life, sleep has become more erratic and sometimes your emotions seem to get the best of you . . . for seemingly no reason at all.
It’s possible you’ve had days where you wonder why you don’t look or feel healthy, despite consistently eating ‘healthy’ foods.
You’re probably frustrated because you want to exercise, but you just don’t have the time to go to the gym, train for an hour, and still finish every other task you've got planned for rest of your day.
You may have gone the route of seeking role models. Their stories and advice are inspirational and get you excited and moving in the right direction, but the spark you get doesn’t last very long . . . and you find yourself stuck back in neutral.
Maybe you’ve been told to try supplements or hormone therapies to stave off the ‘natural’ issues you’re dealing with. You know that’s not the solution, but you don’t know what the ‘correct’ answer is.
Or perhaps you’re just sitting there at a time in your life where you’ve tried everything to get you healthy and fit, seen a bit of success, but then thought, ‘Okay . . . now what? There’s got to be more to life than this.”
Essentially, you find yourself at another crossroads in your life . . . wondering exactly what direction you’re supposed to take, right?
Of course, you could do nothing, hoping any aches and pains that you’re feeling on a regular basis will just take care of themselves and go away.
You could also choose ‘to dos’ from a list that you might have checked off before:
You could follow a program that promises fitness and fat loss with just 5 minutes a day of laying on the floor, squeezing padded metal between your thighs . . . and find out (yet again) that it’s not only boring, but ineffective too.
You could continue using fad diets -- those suggesting that drinking your meals through a straw or eating like a small, starving bird is the best, safest way to go for fat loss. Yet you know that, in the end, chances are high that you’ll end up binge eating all the wrong foods anyway.
You could focus on counting calories, and eat pre-packaged ‘healthy’ foods that are ‘low in points’ . . . and also low in satisfaction.
You could follow the programs that promise toned tummies, beautiful butts, and a scorching-hot sex life . . . but, somehow, still leave you feeling incomplete on the inside.
Or, you could follow the programs that are supposedly more ‘realistic’ and conform to your hectic life, finding again that, while the idea sounds good in theory, it still leaves you with unsatisfactory results that aren’t long-lasting.
But you’re 40. You’ve worked hard in life. You’ve got years of wisdom and experience on your side.
You shouldn’t have to worry about your physical ailments.
You shouldn’t have to wonder about what will make you happy.
And you definitely shouldn’t have to guess at what’s going to work . . . or ‘just settle’ for solutions you’ve tried before that, frankly, weren’t solutions.
Looking and feeling great shouldn’t be something that creates concern for you at this stage of your life . . . but it is, and it’s frustrating, isn’t it?
I know this is how you’re feeling because, as a trainer, I’ve worked with hundreds of ‘40-something’ women -- many of them successful professionally, personally and socially – who were much like you . . .
- Women from all walks of life – Hollywood Celebrities to weekend warriors; CFOs to housewives and stay-at-home moms.
- Women confused about what to eat because they’d been eating ‘healthy’ all their lives, yet still were struggling to reclaim the body they once had.
- Women with such busy lives that they couldn’t find a spare minute to breathe, let alone an extra hour to workout.
- Women who figured there was no point in trying anything to get back on track because nothing from the past had worked long-term, if at all.
- Women who came to me on the verge of tears, exasperated, hands in the air. . . wishing to simply ‘feel better’ and wondering out loud, “Is there ANYTHING that I can do?”
I sat each of them down, looked them in the eyes and reassured them like I’m reassuring you right now . . .
Let go of your frustration because there’s plenty you can do to reclaim the health and fitness you desire.
You can:
Ask ‘why’ as well as ‘what’.
Typically, people talk about what they want without taking the time to figure out why they even want it – it’s one significant reason for failure to achieve what they want. When you take the time to define ‘why’ you want each of your goals, you give yourself a deeper connection to them, as well as stronger drive to keep pressing onward when the going gets tough.
Write out the details.
Writing down your dreams and desires takes them from the intangible and brings them into the real world where you can physically grasp them, read them, remember them and achieve them.
Change your view of nutrition and look at it more from a 'Quality In, Quality Out' vs 'Calories In, Calories Out' perspective.
You might be one of millions of women who’ve spent half your life more concerned with how many calories you were eating as opposed to anything else.
Now that you’re 40, it’s time for that to change. Hormone production, peri-menopausal symptoms, fat-burning capacity, mood quality – every aspect of your health, fitness and physical appearance -- is built from and dependant on the quality of what goes into your mouth. Focusing on quality vs quantity is one of the surest ways to lean out and add years to your life.
Use an exercise program that’s simple, effective and time-efficient that fits easily into your life so that you can consistently see improvements in muscle tone, fat loss and strength while maintaining that attractive feminine look.
Long gone are the days of ‘required’ gym memberships and long distance, boring cardio training to get fit. A good strength training program that can be done in your home with very little equipment is all that’s required to ‘turn back the clock.’
Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 brings you all that and More!
➢ It brings you a proven strategy to help you clearly define your goals and actually see them realized.
➢ It provides you with a simple, natural approach – using nutritious whole foods as the ‘medicine’ -- to detoxify and gently cleanse your body from the inside-out, helping you to strip fat and look and feel your best all the time.
➢ Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 delivers a long term eating plan that flies in the face of traditional ‘healthy’ eating plans and maximizes fat loss, fitness, health and longevity.
➢ Comes with a complete exercise regimen, including pictures and videos, that is effective and efficient at firming you up and improving your performance in only 30 minutes per day.
➢ Offers a ‘Woman’s Fitness Beyond 40’ community website, packed with information and a supportive network of your new closest friends . . . all aimed at helping you to maximize your fitness potential.
➢ Supports you throughout the 90-day program with emails that coach, motivate and hold you accountable to your goals.
Essentially, Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 is a complete A to Z guide, packed with information and taking you through a 90-day program that’s the same as one that’s brought success to hundreds of my ‘women over 40’.
And if you grab a copy of the program today, you’ll be getting it for a mere fraction of the cost that they’ve had to pay for the exact same coaching.
You see, I charge $125 per session to work one-on-one with my clients to cover all the material that I’ve packed into the Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 for you. They’d have to pay me around $3000 to get the same level of guidance, support and intensive coaching that you’ll be receiving over the next 90 days. And you won’t pay anything near that.
Actually, you won’t even be asked to pay the amount that my own clients pay for one single, solitary session with me at the gym.
The fact is, I created the Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 program to be an affordable approach to regaining the health, energy, vitality and body that most women are seeking. And while I’d obviously love to make money from selling my program (I’ve put a lot of work into it and I’m proud of what I created), I’d rather have thousands of women benefit from it at a lower, easier-on-the-pocket price than charge the price I know it’s worth, yet end up only helping the privileged few who can afford to pay top dollar to get what they want.
So I’ve set a price that I believe will be affordable to every woman who reads this page . . . and it’s less than the cost of your daily newspaper or a single cup of coffee per day.
How does 85 cents sound to you?
Yes, you read that correctly -- I said 85 cents.
You can get my entire 90-day program of exercise, nutrition, motivation, videos, and stay-on-track emails for just 85 measly cents a day.
(It even looks crazy to ME when I read it!)
So the question now becomes a simple matter of deciding whether getting back into great shape and staying that way is worth 85 cents a day to you… or not!
If it is then I know you’ll LOVE the results you’ll be getting from my Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 program in the days ahead. If not, then hey, thanks for reading this far and I wish you every success in finding the program that best fits what you’re looking for.
Of course, I’ve said all the above with appreciation for the fact that you probably don’t know me – you’ve probably never even heard of me – and it’s probably got you wondering, “Why should I buy this program from this guy?”
I can’t blame you for thinking that way – I’d think the exact same thing if I were in your shoes. Money is hard to part with, especially if you don’t know a person well enough to trust that the product isn’t just some other ‘e-scam’.
That’s why I want to take away all the risk from you, plant it firmly on my own shoulders and offer you a 60-day Unconditional, No-Questions-Asked, 100% Money Back Guarantee.
If you download the program and simply don’t like what I have to say then email me for an immediate refund.
If you find you’re not getting any results then holler “I want my money back!” and it’s yours.
If you don’t like the color or the font size I use to highlight the ‘Table of Contents’ I’ll STILL honor your request and give you back every penny.
Truth is, you don’t even need to have a reason.
Ask for a refund for any reason and at any time within 60 days of buying the program and you’ll get back everything you paid AND still get to keep the program.
(I’d guarantee the full 90 days of the program, but the merchant account I use doesn’t allow it!)
The bottom line is this: I fully believe in Women’s Fitness Beyond 40 and I know that when you follow it, you WILL see the results you’re looking for.
But I care more about your peace-of-mind, more about your satisfaction, and more about helping you than I do about extra money in my bank account.
After all, if I can’t feel good about how I earn a living, what’s the point, right?
So, I’m happy to take all the risk -- especially if the reward is that you will be happier, healthier and fitter 90 days from now.
You have literally nothing to lose. There’s no risk whatsoever. Yet the reward of following the program for 90 days is immense… if you choose to do it.
Clearly, I can’t make you.
And I don’t want to ‘sell you’ into making a decision either. I want you to try out the program because you believe in it, because you want it, NOT because you’ve had some slick sales number done on you.
The program works.
I know it does.
I’ve seen it with my own eyes on hundreds of women who’d practically given up on the idea of getting results -- and I know it’ll work for you too if you’re ready to step up and commit yourself 100% to the next 90 days.
Are you?
Only you can answer that for sure, but if you are, if you’re finally ready to get the results you know you want and deserve then there’s just one more thing to do.
Press the button below and you’ll be taken to my fully secure server where you’ll be asked to pay $77 for everything we’ve been discussing. Within seconds, you’ll be holding my full program in your hands, ready to get started on achieving some amazing things.
There.
I’ve said my piece.
The rest is up to you.
I hope I’ll be hearing from you real soon!
P.S. Remember there is a 60-day risk free, Iron-Clad Money Back Guarantee for you to experience this one-of-a-kind, coach-at-your-side body transformation program. You’ve got nothing to lose and your whole life to reclaim!
So, what are you waiting for?
If You Have Any Questions, Please Refer to the
FAQ Page Or Feel Free to Contact Me at christopher@womensfitnessbeyond40.com
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Action speaks louder than words...
After that last post, him and i tried to be friends. Although it hurt me like crazy knowing that he is with someone else I tried to hold it in and keep the friendship.
His gf found out about me and gave him the ultimatum of losing her or me. He chose to lose me.
We stopped talking on the 8th of May and havent spoken since.
He did poke me a few times on facebook but i just removed them.
Yesterday he msg me on msn "hey sally* =[". I just ignored it.
I have became stronger than before, i must admit.
I remember that night when he called me to tell me what his gf said to him when he came over to her house. He cried when i said that i respect what she said and that i am more than happy to let go of our friendship in order for him to keep his relationship.
He can't keep having the best of both worlds and I really wish that he becomes a better person for his gf.
I hope that he will find his morals, goals, religion again. I've prayed every night for him to be a better person...even if that means that he's out of my life forever. I can't bear it knowing what he's become and what he is capable of. I wish that he could just remember how he had felt, how his mother had felt and what they went through when his father cheated on them. Please be a better person, Dai.
I remember that night I'd asked him why he was crying...he said that he doesnt know and that the person who should be crying is me. If he doesnt know why he's crying than he is not worth my tears. Having said that I did cry that night. Max* called me and comfort me for hours. I dont think i would've done it without Max*
But now the problem is that Max* is starting to like me. I'm not ready for a relationship and I dont want to.
Dai is now just a fragment of my memory. Soon he will fade with everything else...
There are no more pain...only memories...
PART 2 OF THE MOST DANGEROUS 5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE CUP CAKE!!!!
My husband had to stay up untill I finished the cake. He really had no faith in my Aunt, that it would turn out ok. He expected it to blow up in the microwave and I might add you of so little faith thought it would to and I have to say I did put a plate under the cup just to be on the safe side and I was happily surprise that it all turned out ok. Yes I cooked the cup cake and it turned out ok. No mess, really easy to follow the instructions. I thought it was alot of oil but I guess since you are cooking it in the microwave you use more oil. It taste like a cross between chocolate cake and chewey brownie. I bought some vanilla yogurt Ice cream and put it on top and it was delicous.
I must say if you want a chocolate cake or browine cook this recipe. It only takes 3 minutes and if you have some icing put it on. And I would say it serves 2. My husband is eating his before he goes to work. So I give it a rating of 80. I have had better but this is not bad.
My husband had to stay up untill I finished the cake. He really had no faith in my Aunt, that it would turn out ok. He expected it to blow up in the microwave and I might add you of so little faith thought it would to and I have to say I did put a plate under the cup just to be on the safe side and I was happily surprise that it all turned out ok. Yes I cooked the cup cake and it turned out ok. No mess, really easy to follow the instructions. I thought it was alot of oil but I guess since you are cooking it in the microwave you use more oil. It taste like a cross between chocolate cake and chewey brownie. I bought some vanilla yogurt Ice cream and put it on top and it was delicous.
I must say if you want a chocolate cake or browine cook this recipe. It only takes 3 minutes and if you have some icing put it on. And I would say it serves 2. My husband is eating his before he goes to work. So I give it a rating of 80. I have had better but this is not bad.
Paper i wrote for sociology let me know what you guys think, and how to improve
At a time when the top one percentile of American population holds over two trillion dollars more of the nations wealth than the bottom 90 percentile holds, it would seem that Americans would have realized that their country is headed in the direction of a major economic disaster. Furthermore, as working class Americans struggle through the worst economic depression in more than twenty years, you would think there would be a desperate attempt to make changes. However, judging by the close outcome of the last several presidential elections, the country is divided, and that as a whole, is very unsure on what exactly is the best long-term solution to our economic problems.
Upon reading the article. “Class in America: Shadowy Lines That Still Divide” by Janny Scott and David Leonhardt of the New York Times, I found it incredibly easy to agree with just about every point that was made throughout the multiple page, highly informative, opinionated essay on social classes. The first paragraph quickly caught my attention when it said the working class “voted Democratic, and did not take cruises to the Caribbean”. This struck me interesting in a couple of different ways. Firstly, I believe that lower “working” class people often try to disguise themselves as middle class, and reward themselves as if they belonged in the middle class category. Many families, even those struggling to pay off home loans, and finding themselves deeper and deeper in debt, will often still find a way to attend a sporting event, or take a week long vacation to a tropical island somewhere. And I understand the kind of lifestyle these people have, because I feel like its right. I believe that it is better to live a happy life without money than to live a depressing life with money to spare. Therefore, I was not disappointed by this change in values.
However the part about voting democratic got me thinking. I remembered a chart I had seen in a newspaper a while back that monitored the unemployment rates over the last so many presidential terms. After finding that same chart online, I find it hard to believe that anyone that considers himself or herself working class, or even middle class would ever vote republican. Since 1953, there have been four democratic presidents, each of whom did an exceptional job at lowering unemployment rates. In the same time period there has been six republican presidents, Ronald Regan being the only one of those six that did not RAISE unemployment significantly.
Another thing I read in the article that bothered me was how 40 percent of Americans believed that the chance of moving up from one class to another has risen. I feel the opposite. A study by the Center for American Progress shows that the upper class is not being affected by this depression even nearly as much as working class citizens. Since 1979 the average income for the bottom half of American households has grown by 6 percent. In contrast, the top 1 percent of earners have seen their incomes rise by 229 percent during that same time frame I find it hard to have “faith in the system” when it is quite obvious that the system is not working. I disagree with. One sociologist in the article defined our society as “A ladder with lots of rungs” I could not agree with this more… however, I don’t see our society as having more divisions of “social class” than before. In fact I feel the opposite is true.
I believe that despite common perception, there is no existing middle class. I believe that there is a wealthy class whose residents have enough money to live, and that there is a lower class whose residents have enough money to survive. I consider myself to be a member of the working class community. I feel that my ranking in society has played, and will continue to play an incredible role in my life. I believe that “class” has shaped the person who I am today. I have lived in several different cities in my life, not because my family got tired of one place or another, but because in today’s society you have to follow the money to survive. A working class citizen will take any opportunity to make more money than they are making now, even if that means moving to a different location, placing their children in a different school system, even downsizing from a five bedroom house down to three. I think money can change the way people react to certain things. I know That I have gotten frustrated and angry in the past because of traffic tickets, and payments that I don’t think would have bothered me as much if I wasn’t worried about my economic future.
I strongly believe that classes do exist in society, and that they not only describe, but shape our society, and that in the future I believe I will work harder because I place myself on the lower rungs of the ladder, and because of this I have more motivation to advance myself, and become better. I refuse to take a position at the bottom and stay there. I will take every opportunity to have fun, because that is most important. However I still believe that Americans are separated between the rich and the poor by an invisible boundary. I don’t believe that it is impossible to break that boundary; to climb the ladder into prosperity (so to speak). But I don’t believe that it is possible to that point by working a full time job every day of my life until I retire at 65. I think if I find myself struggling to make a living, I will change the work I’m doing, rather than increase it, because at that point it would be obvious to me that I was doing something wrong. I believe that America is becoming more and more like a monarchy, or even dictatorship, but I don’t think it will ever get to that point, for eventually it will get to the point where we will have to step up and do something about it. Take my advice. Live your life. Enjoy your life. Fight the Power
At a time when the top one percentile of American population holds over two trillion dollars more of the nations wealth than the bottom 90 percentile holds, it would seem that Americans would have realized that their country is headed in the direction of a major economic disaster. Furthermore, as working class Americans struggle through the worst economic depression in more than twenty years, you would think there would be a desperate attempt to make changes. However, judging by the close outcome of the last several presidential elections, the country is divided, and that as a whole, is very unsure on what exactly is the best long-term solution to our economic problems.
Upon reading the article. “Class in America: Shadowy Lines That Still Divide” by Janny Scott and David Leonhardt of the New York Times, I found it incredibly easy to agree with just about every point that was made throughout the multiple page, highly informative, opinionated essay on social classes. The first paragraph quickly caught my attention when it said the working class “voted Democratic, and did not take cruises to the Caribbean”. This struck me interesting in a couple of different ways. Firstly, I believe that lower “working” class people often try to disguise themselves as middle class, and reward themselves as if they belonged in the middle class category. Many families, even those struggling to pay off home loans, and finding themselves deeper and deeper in debt, will often still find a way to attend a sporting event, or take a week long vacation to a tropical island somewhere. And I understand the kind of lifestyle these people have, because I feel like its right. I believe that it is better to live a happy life without money than to live a depressing life with money to spare. Therefore, I was not disappointed by this change in values.
However the part about voting democratic got me thinking. I remembered a chart I had seen in a newspaper a while back that monitored the unemployment rates over the last so many presidential terms. After finding that same chart online, I find it hard to believe that anyone that considers himself or herself working class, or even middle class would ever vote republican. Since 1953, there have been four democratic presidents, each of whom did an exceptional job at lowering unemployment rates. In the same time period there has been six republican presidents, Ronald Regan being the only one of those six that did not RAISE unemployment significantly.
Another thing I read in the article that bothered me was how 40 percent of Americans believed that the chance of moving up from one class to another has risen. I feel the opposite. A study by the Center for American Progress shows that the upper class is not being affected by this depression even nearly as much as working class citizens. Since 1979 the average income for the bottom half of American households has grown by 6 percent. In contrast, the top 1 percent of earners have seen their incomes rise by 229 percent during that same time frame I find it hard to have “faith in the system” when it is quite obvious that the system is not working. I disagree with. One sociologist in the article defined our society as “A ladder with lots of rungs” I could not agree with this more… however, I don’t see our society as having more divisions of “social class” than before. In fact I feel the opposite is true.
I believe that despite common perception, there is no existing middle class. I believe that there is a wealthy class whose residents have enough money to live, and that there is a lower class whose residents have enough money to survive. I consider myself to be a member of the working class community. I feel that my ranking in society has played, and will continue to play an incredible role in my life. I believe that “class” has shaped the person who I am today. I have lived in several different cities in my life, not because my family got tired of one place or another, but because in today’s society you have to follow the money to survive. A working class citizen will take any opportunity to make more money than they are making now, even if that means moving to a different location, placing their children in a different school system, even downsizing from a five bedroom house down to three. I think money can change the way people react to certain things. I know That I have gotten frustrated and angry in the past because of traffic tickets, and payments that I don’t think would have bothered me as much if I wasn’t worried about my economic future.
I strongly believe that classes do exist in society, and that they not only describe, but shape our society, and that in the future I believe I will work harder because I place myself on the lower rungs of the ladder, and because of this I have more motivation to advance myself, and become better. I refuse to take a position at the bottom and stay there. I will take every opportunity to have fun, because that is most important. However I still believe that Americans are separated between the rich and the poor by an invisible boundary. I don’t believe that it is impossible to break that boundary; to climb the ladder into prosperity (so to speak). But I don’t believe that it is possible to that point by working a full time job every day of my life until I retire at 65. I think if I find myself struggling to make a living, I will change the work I’m doing, rather than increase it, because at that point it would be obvious to me that I was doing something wrong. I believe that America is becoming more and more like a monarchy, or even dictatorship, but I don’t think it will ever get to that point, for eventually it will get to the point where we will have to step up and do something about it. Take my advice. Live your life. Enjoy your life. Fight the Power
Over Worked & Under Paid
I work at the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre which is run under a Government Council (Shoalhaven City Council).
Capacity is - large theatre seating 912 and 1100 standing, small studio seating 192. When opened in July 08 we had 4 fulltime staff and myself as contracted administration help. We are now down to 2 fulltime staff and myself. The Centre Manager & Technical Manager currently work up to 80 hours per week! and are only paid for 40 of them, I am also only authorised to work a 35hour week myself and could easily work 60 hours to complete the current work load. After numerous requests for more staffing, position re grades and permanant vacancies filled being rejected through Management at Council I ask you the public what we should do next!! Even the Illawarra Performing Arts has 14 fulltime staff!!! we have 2!
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