[roadcat]

Consequently, even as America’s manufacturing sector out-produces every other country on earth, millions of young Americans can aspire to become not factory hands or assembly workers, but doctors and lawyers, architects and engineers.

But there are millions of young Americans who do not aspire to become anything of worth, unfortunately. Obama wants us to spread our wealth around to support these lazy bums who consume the products that the rest of us make.

[upsdriver]

But there are millions of young Americans who do not aspire to become anything of worth, unfortunately.

Yes, but there are also millions of young Americans that do strive to succeed. The tendency is to focus on the bad while ignoring the good. We are missing a leader who will put the focus back where it belongs, on the greatness of America.

[AGreatPer]

We just don't have the jobs to put the bums into.

Automation has done that.

I worked in a steel mill in Pittsburgh, you know, the college kid that gets to sweep the floors. At that time we had appx. 21,000 working three shifts.
Today at the Mittell, Steelton, PA plant they out produce us 10-1 with 3,000 employees.

[cripplecreek]

There’s a great deal of wisdom in the words of our founders that have been completely lost to our pure consumer society.

Last questions asked by the house of commons of Ben Franklin in 1766.

>>Q. What used to be the pride of the Americans?

A. To indulge in the fashions and manufactures of Great Britain.

Q. What is now their pride?

A. To wear their old clothes over again till they can make new ones.<<

All the trinkets in the world didn’t make them free. They knew it and risked everything for the true freedom to make their own way in the world.