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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
I'm not offended, Bucco. But I am disturbed by the direction our governments have been taking the country for some time. I've mentioned before that there's a "barbell effect" going on in our society--both the very wealthy and the very poor segments of our society are growing, leaving a smaller and smaller middle class.
It was the middle class that caused our economy to grow after WWII, to thrive and prosper. It was the middle class that taught their kids--our generation--to strive to seek a better education and standard of living than our folks did. The question now seems to be: is the declining middle class teaching their kids the same values? Can they be enthusiastic about the direction our country is headed?
Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe wrote an article very much worth reading on the subject entitled "The American Dream Hangs In The Balance". You can read it at the following link. I recommend it...
http://www.politico.com/news/stories...896_Page2.html |
Read and enjoyed the link. I guess today is my time to not be politicallly correct, HOWEVER....
And I know I am oversimplifying it, but the jobs that Joe mentions have for the most part either gone overseas or been replaced by technology.
Overseas AND technology....something companies do to reduce costs and increase profits...
WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO !
Unions have never, at least not much, done anything but ask for more money and more benefits. Imagine if much of what they asked for was TRAINING to keep up with technology and an understanding of these crazy wages and out of control pensions and their shoving jobs away from our country. Then add in NAFTA and you have what we have.
Again, I know I am oversimplifying it and know you are not supposed to blast the unions attitudes and ideas but it is what it is.