Posted on 10/19/2007 6:17:22 PM PDT by festus
Nope. No desire to. There’s closer places just as nice. Why do you ask?
Bush should stop his ethanol scam. That would help food prices.
Your line about government jobs and tips made me think of Hawaii’s economy.
The term “unskilled” or “semi-skilled” aren’t necessarily pejoratives. They mean any job that can be learned reasonably well within a few months or a year, such as putting up drywall, roofing or spot welding.
High value skill sets are those that require several years to learn, such as designing a new package for a product, managing a stock fund, practicing international law. These are jobs that deal primarily in the abstract, the creative or the highly complex.
So you think lawyers, bankers, and commercial artists are more important to our country than mechanics, machinists, carpenters, and welders? Do you think it’s ok to export the latter 4 so long as the former 3 remain in america?
If so you are a fool. This is exactly what happened to the british and they are doomed. Granted there are some things that are best left to other countries, like soldering circuit boards or stitching up upolstery. But we must be able to do things for ourselves or we will lose our ability to maintain our freedoms.
Abstract, creative, and highly complex...sure. Sounds like what I would say if I couldn’t justify my paycheck.
It doesn’t matter what I think. Those are the jobs the economy rewards. And there are not many of those jobs at the high level.
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