Sorry, I'm not trying to be picky, but I cannot grok this sentence: > Gone are the times when having a good job, paying a reasonable mortgage for a reasonably

Sorry, I'm not trying to be picky, but I cannot grok this sentence: > Gone are the times when having a good job, paying a reasonable mortgage for a reasonably paid house, saving a reasonable amount for retirement, while keeping a reasonable amount for emergencies (rare, before lay-offs become the knee jerk reaction of MBAs fatten their bonuses). Is there a word or half the sentence missing there? I cannot follow your meaning.