"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.
Over 5000, in a country of 250 million. Nice try.
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
I'm not settling for being poor. My point WAS...which you conveniently ignore...is that not everyone has the intellectual capacity to become wealthy. In fact, half of our population, is "below average" in intelligence. Your myopia will lead us to socialism, because these people VOTE. Either they have decent jobs, or they will vote for the rest of us to pick up the tab.
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.
Well, hundreds of thousands of people DID learn programming, CAD, engineering...and their jobs are being sent to India (or we are importing their replacements). The latter jobs are being overtaken by illegal immigrants. Don't believe me? I live in IOWA; landscaping, roofing, and most framing is already being done by Mexicans.
The candle is burning from both ends. Fortunately, the generation up and coming (Gen-X), is FAR more intelligent than you think. Plus, they all became computer whizzes...only to see their jobs taken away. We've a score to settle; wouldn't count on SS or Medicare if I were you.
Interesting.