[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Would you please define what is "fair"? That term gets thrown around a lot but is very vague. The top 1% of income earners already pay 50% of the tax. Would you be happy when the top 1% pay 75%? 90%? Or is your only solution communism where there is zero incentive to be productive or innovative bc there is no reward for hard work?

Communism is NOT my solution.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Unionize them!! Isn't that the answer to all economic problems? My friend explained that to me recently.

VOCATIONAL high schools would be ONE step forward.

[Decadeofdave]

The latest idea for the young generation is Micro-retirement.
It's the greatest idea to prevent yourself from getting ahead but great for a work life balance, non-go-getter.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Aside from the constant conspiracy theories that the "rich are out to get you", it is actually DESIRABLE to make medical school "hard". If they make it easy, to accommodate students that they should never have let in in the first place, will you be comfortable letting that surgeon cut you or that dentist drill you?

And what made doctors into laborers is government interference in the the free market via massive regulations.

Wrong, imho. Free market? The US can't compete globally in a free market. Let the buyer beware. Zero regulations. Open doors policy for goods and services
What about a fair market. Or, is Monopoly the name of the game?

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Communism is NOT my solution.

You still didn't specify what you think is a "fair share". I'll wait.....

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

There is nothing wrong with making medical schools rigorous. What I meant to say was that new medical schools were NOT opened up to accommodate MORE new 1st year Medical students. More well trained Medical students were needed, but Medical graduates wanted the number to NOT go up so they could have MORE patients and make MORE money. But, in doing so they shot themselves in the foot because now large business conglomerations control the Doctors.

You can open 1000 new medical schools, but that doesn't mean you will have enough qualified students. More doctors might be needed, but only if they are qualified.

The next problem would be to get them to the areas that have a shortage. Should that be done by force?

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Not massive government regulations, but massive takeover of the Medical industry by GIANT corporations. A case of capitalism gone amuck.

Sorry, but this is not accurate. Over-regulation is what caused the problem. Including, but not limited to the ACA, which has proved to be anything but affordable.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Communism is NOT my solution.

( note; communism in the animal word is like an ant colony. Each taking only what it needs and selflessly working for the good of the colony)
So-called communist governmets are actually fascist/dictatorships. Like China, North Korea, Russia. The old Soviet "Socialist" Repulic, wasn't real Sociaism. It wasn't about the society (the people). It was about the Government Entity. The "Corporation", in a sense. The strive for the Monopoly, to be the puppet master.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Normal

We will get more tax with the endowment tax congress is working on. Currently colleges only pay 1.4%. They are elevating that tax to 22%. 99% of Americans pay almost no tax and several even get refunds. This group needs to be taxed progressively like the rich are.

Please don't forget the church's. Lots of easy money to be found there. Ask Joel O.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Not massive government regulations, but massive takeover of the Medical industry by GIANT corporations. A case of capitalism gone amuck.

Medicare (the Government) is one of, if not THE largest, "massive takeovers" of the Medical industry...

[jimhoward]

Getting back to the main topic.......

I don't think we necessarily do want low more paying jobs manufacturing commodity products. We just want to reduce the trade deficit. That means we want to export as much or more stuff than we import. It really hard to reduce the trade deficit selling tee shirts.

I think reducing imports by making more things for internal consumption that you aren't all that good at making is another hard way to reduce the trade deficit. I think the best way to reduce the trade deficit is to make and sell more things we are good at, ideally high ticket items. That means we should sell more Aircraft, Machinery, Drugs, Medical equipment, Construction equipment. Power Plants, Semiconductor processing equipment, software. I don't know the whole list of markets we can compete well in right now, but its long. Protectionist policies aren't the answer. They just trigger reciprocal tariffs that prevent us from selling what we are good at.

[Dr.Butler]

Originally Posted by opinionist

We need manufacturing for a trade balance. That does not mean we need to manufacture socks. We only need to make stuff that other countries would want to buy. Services can be part of the balance, but we need manufacturing for national security interests.

That does not make sense. We buy more from other countries because we can afford it. They buy less because they cannot. What would we make that a poor country would want to buy that would be even worth making? Technically, the only thing they would really want is food from our farms that they couldn't grow themselves or that they needed more of to meet the demands that country has.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Medicare (the Government) is one of, if not THE largest, "massive takeovers" of the Medical industry...

(Psst. Medicare isn't takeover of the medical industry. It is insurance regulated so we, the American people, have access to health care. It is a good thing, actually. Thought you'd like to know. )

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Sorry, but this is not accurate. Over-regulation is what caused the problem. Including, but not limited to the ACA, which has proved to be anything but affordable.

Quote "over-regulation caused the problem". First we need to agree on WHAT problem we are talking about? I was talking about the problem of Doctors losing their status of being in charge of medicine in the US (which is probably NOT happening in other countries). I don't believe that over- regulation or even under-regulation played ANY PART. Doctors got their profession taken over by large corporations of PRIVATE INSURERS like Medicare Advantage. Some Doctors did stay independent, but many joined conglomerates. Many people in their 60s that are NOT Medicare eligible have used ACA successfully.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by jimhoward

Getting back to the main topic.......

I don't think we necessarily do want low more paying jobs manufacturing commodity products. We just want to reduce the trade deficit. That means we want to export as much or more stuff than we import. It really hard to reduce the trade deficit selling tee shirts.

I think reducing imports by making more things for internal consumption that you aren't all that good at making is another hard way to reduce the trade deficit. I think the best way to reduce the trade deficit is to make and sell more things we are good at, ideally high ticket items. That means we should sell more Aircraft, Machinery, Drugs, Medical equipment, Construction equipment. Power Plants, Semiconductor processing equipment, software. I don't know the whole list of markets we can compete well in right now, but its long. Protectionist policies aren't the answer. They just trigger reciprocal tariffs that prevent us from selling what we are good at.

I agree with this post. Especially the last summary sentence.