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1. about 4 years ago on Arlo and Janis

   Presumably because he had to. If a family doesn’t need their 18 or 19-year olds to work two jobs, it’s better for their futures (in most cases anyway) not to do that and to get some post-high school education or training for awhile, instead— even if not a 4-year degree.

2. about 4 years ago on Arlo and Janis

   Whether they love their jobs or not, it’s a little “easier” life than the subsistence farming dream! (and who’s to say if they’d have liked subsistence farming, anyway— for most people that would be a nightmare, not a dream)

3. about 4 years ago on Arlo and Janis

   He was just ranting a couple days ago about the materialistic modern society!— and now wants a Wii.

4. about 4 years ago on Arlo and Janis

   Wonder what he thinks should replace the consumer economies of today’s Western nations— building bombers and warships and such, like in WWII, even if we don’t need them?

5. about 4 years ago on Arlo and Janis

   I understand Arlo’s “rant”. But I wonder if he really thinks anyone in the US would want to be employed at $5/hour making Christmas lights— or if there would be enough workers available to take those jobs. Or if Americans would want to pay probably $50 per light string instead of $10 or less, in order for US workers to be paid a decent wage to make them, assuming we somehow did have enough people to take jobs like that. There— that’s MY “rant”, I guess!

6. about 4 years ago on Arlo and Janis

   I wonder which U of M?… In my parts, it’s the University of Minnesota. But I think at least a few others are known by that abbreviation.

7. about 4 years ago on Arlo and Janis

   How things have changed… most office workers today (pre-pandemic when most people were in the office regularly) are allowed to dress “casually” every day. My employer (large company with 75,000 employees), just a year ago, approved people wearing jeans every day if they want to.

8. about 4 years ago on Arlo and Janis

   I haven’t taken a bath since I was about 12 years old (only showers). They seem to take them regularly in this comic strip.

9. about 4 years ago on Arlo and Janis

   No, but it doesn’t get mentioned very often.

10. about 4 years ago on Arlo and Janis

    The production of paper products, including paper towels, uses a lot of power and water. So using power and water to wash reusable towels is still on balance better environmentally— except, perhaps, in a particular are with serious water supply issues (drought).