Obviously, I'm not talking about myself. I'm talking about the segment of our society who will never be either socially or intellectually capable of tasks much greater than assembly work or other simple manual labor. It is a simple fact that some human beings are born with more intellectual skills than others. One of our greatest acheivements, as a society, was finding way for these folks to achieve the American dream. Now, we are not only pulling the rug out from under them by sending their jobs overseas...we are also illegally importing labor to further the problem. Do you really want these marginal people being CNA's in your Mother's nursing home...or caring for your children? Or would you rather support them, cradle to grave, with socialism...which is what you will get if you keep it up. They may be unskilled, but they have a vote.
My philosophy is that your moral obligation is to amass as much wealth as you can
You do know, that you can't take it with you...right? I'm sure the next generations will be impressed with that philosophy as the bombs are falling on their heads.
Let's face it, these kids are ill prepared for entry into the work place
Please, do tell, what wonderful new economy should they be preparing for? In the past, industry replaced agriculture slowly...so people gravitated to those jobs. Tech replaced industry, so people (naturally) gravitated to those jobs...only to see them moved overseas. I keep hearing about the "new" opportunities to be afforded by re-education. You seem to know all about this...what "brave new world" should these people be training for?
"I'm talking about the segment of our society who will never be either socially or intellectually capable of tasks much greater than assembly work or other simple manual labor. It is a simple fact that some human beings are born with more intellectual skills than others. One of our greatest acheivements, as a society, was finding way for these folks to achieve the American dream. Now, we are not only pulling the rug out from under them by sending their jobs overseas..."
Just went to monster.com and selected manufacturing and production.
This is the result from one site and I am sure there are many other unfilled positions on other sites or not even posted to the internet.
Jobs 1 to 50 of more than 5000
There are over 5000 manufacturing jobs unfilled in the US posted on this on job site.
"You do know, that you can't take it with you...right? I'm sure the next generations will be impressed with that philosophy as the bombs are falling on their heads."
Your right. You provide for your family and you could create an endowment that would provide to charity for many years to come or even indefinitely if it was managed correctly. Settling for being poor, you help no one.
"Please, do tell, what wonderful new economy should they be preparing for? In the past, industry replaced agriculture slowly...so people gravitated to those jobs. Tech replaced industry, so people (naturally) gravitated to those jobs...only to see them moved overseas. I keep hearing about the "new" opportunities to be afforded by re-education. You seem to know all about this...what "brave new world" should these people be training for?"
Get over it already. Manufacturing is dead here. Learn programming, networks, satellites, copmputer aided design, engineering, etc. They need to study mathematics and science not "It's normal to have two dads". If as you say, they are not intellectually suited for this and are better at trade skills there are all kinds of things in metal working, construction, air conditioning and duct work, landscaping, roofing, plumbing, road building, tarnsportation, truck driving, etc that pay just as well or better than manufacturing today.