The American Dream…
Tell me if I'm wrong here...
In light of the current debate where President Bush points to the highest growth in jobs in 4 years...and Kerry points to a still flat rate in manufacturing jobs... shouldn't we just go ahead and say it? The hard truth that some people don't want to hear is that as productivity goes up, the need for large amounts of workers in manufacturing goes down.
It's not like President Bush or Clinton or anyone else went out and did something wrong to make those jobs go away. As manufacturing becomes more streamlined and efficient, we need fewer people to cut sheet metal, pop rivets and push buttons. The job market is changing. The job market has always been changing, and will always change. This is how a free market operates.
There are open jobs all over the place, but there are fewer unskilled, high paying, unionized, relatively easy jobs. Around 15-20% of the Registered Nurse positions will go unfilled this year. We are talking about an extreme shortage of workers in just one sector among others. Face the facts, take advantage of the training and educational opportunities that are out there, and go improve your lot in life.
The only way to keep manufacturing jobs on the rise is to either manufacture more goods or REDUCE productivity and efficiency. The latter is out of the question, but manufacturing more goods sounds reasonable. The problem is that we are so successful as a society, nobody wants to work for the low wages that people in other countries will. Obviously this increases the cost of producing goods in the United States. Now, the outlook is not that grim. Certain products will always be manufactured here, just as certain products will always be manufactured overseas. The ratio will shift, but even if we begin to produce more goods here for some reason, the same cycle will begin again. As new sectors of manufacturing open up, those with a financial interest in the companies will always look to improve efficiency and cut costs. This most often either means finding cheaper labor or automating processes, both of which reduce the number of jobs available to American workers.
If you don't want to take the time, or for some reason believe that you can't do it... can't get an education or find the training, then there are plenty of unskilled jobs available. You just have to get used to the idea that you will work harder for lower pay. You might not always be able to get a union job where you push a button or watch a conveyor belt for an annual wage in excess of what our teachers and policemen make. Go pick some friggin fruit. Go do some roofing. I've done it...it sucks. But find a way to provide for your family. And quit whining about it.
Hell...join the damn Army. I'll train you. You might not like it, but you'll be paid a reasonable amount after a few years if you do well, and you will have outstanding benefits for your whole family from day one. Just accept the fact that you will be expected to act like a grown man (or woman) and take some pride in who you are and what you do. This might be a little much for some people.
Your spouse might even need to get a Part or Full-time job. It is not difficult to survive on one income in today’s society, rice and beans are cheap, but it is very difficult to prosper and afford the luxuries we all want on one income. My wife and I both work full time jobs, not because we couldn’t survive otherwise, but because we want our kids to have the things that we didn’t when we were growing up. Material possessions are not the path to happiness… but being the only 12 year old in your class without a video game system sucks. Wearing hand-me-down clothes in the eighth grade sucks. And driving a broke down beater car as an adult would suck. So we find ways to make a pleasant and reasonably comfortable life for our family.
It is not the Government's function or responsibility to provide the American people with jobs. They are not an employment agency. It is their responsibility to provide and promote a stable and productive economy that makes things like gainful employment possible.
There are plenty of jobs out there. Immigrants... both legal and illegal... find them everyday. They are HAPPY to have the opportunity to work and build a life for themselves. They, for the most part, don't expect anyone else to do it for them.
It is the responsibility of the American people to provide for themselves and their families by going where the jobs are.
I'm sick to death of people looking to the Government to take care of them. Take care of your frickin self. What happened to the American Dream? I'll tell you. People started turning it into a real dream. The kind where everything is easy and you don't have to put any real thought into it or come up with any kind of a good plan. It’s not a damn dream, it’s a goal… something you have to work toward.
Life is hard...not sometimes...ALL the time. Deal with it. Stop sniveling lol.
Bah...more later.
...out
In light of the current debate where President Bush points to the highest growth in jobs in 4 years...and Kerry points to a still flat rate in manufacturing jobs... shouldn't we just go ahead and say it? The hard truth that some people don't want to hear is that as productivity goes up, the need for large amounts of workers in manufacturing goes down.
It's not like President Bush or Clinton or anyone else went out and did something wrong to make those jobs go away. As manufacturing becomes more streamlined and efficient, we need fewer people to cut sheet metal, pop rivets and push buttons. The job market is changing. The job market has always been changing, and will always change. This is how a free market operates.
There are open jobs all over the place, but there are fewer unskilled, high paying, unionized, relatively easy jobs. Around 15-20% of the Registered Nurse positions will go unfilled this year. We are talking about an extreme shortage of workers in just one sector among others. Face the facts, take advantage of the training and educational opportunities that are out there, and go improve your lot in life.
The only way to keep manufacturing jobs on the rise is to either manufacture more goods or REDUCE productivity and efficiency. The latter is out of the question, but manufacturing more goods sounds reasonable. The problem is that we are so successful as a society, nobody wants to work for the low wages that people in other countries will. Obviously this increases the cost of producing goods in the United States. Now, the outlook is not that grim. Certain products will always be manufactured here, just as certain products will always be manufactured overseas. The ratio will shift, but even if we begin to produce more goods here for some reason, the same cycle will begin again. As new sectors of manufacturing open up, those with a financial interest in the companies will always look to improve efficiency and cut costs. This most often either means finding cheaper labor or automating processes, both of which reduce the number of jobs available to American workers.
If you don't want to take the time, or for some reason believe that you can't do it... can't get an education or find the training, then there are plenty of unskilled jobs available. You just have to get used to the idea that you will work harder for lower pay. You might not always be able to get a union job where you push a button or watch a conveyor belt for an annual wage in excess of what our teachers and policemen make. Go pick some friggin fruit. Go do some roofing. I've done it...it sucks. But find a way to provide for your family. And quit whining about it.
Hell...join the damn Army. I'll train you. You might not like it, but you'll be paid a reasonable amount after a few years if you do well, and you will have outstanding benefits for your whole family from day one. Just accept the fact that you will be expected to act like a grown man (or woman) and take some pride in who you are and what you do. This might be a little much for some people.
Your spouse might even need to get a Part or Full-time job. It is not difficult to survive on one income in today’s society, rice and beans are cheap, but it is very difficult to prosper and afford the luxuries we all want on one income. My wife and I both work full time jobs, not because we couldn’t survive otherwise, but because we want our kids to have the things that we didn’t when we were growing up. Material possessions are not the path to happiness… but being the only 12 year old in your class without a video game system sucks. Wearing hand-me-down clothes in the eighth grade sucks. And driving a broke down beater car as an adult would suck. So we find ways to make a pleasant and reasonably comfortable life for our family.
It is not the Government's function or responsibility to provide the American people with jobs. They are not an employment agency. It is their responsibility to provide and promote a stable and productive economy that makes things like gainful employment possible.
There are plenty of jobs out there. Immigrants... both legal and illegal... find them everyday. They are HAPPY to have the opportunity to work and build a life for themselves. They, for the most part, don't expect anyone else to do it for them.
It is the responsibility of the American people to provide for themselves and their families by going where the jobs are.
I'm sick to death of people looking to the Government to take care of them. Take care of your frickin self. What happened to the American Dream? I'll tell you. People started turning it into a real dream. The kind where everything is easy and you don't have to put any real thought into it or come up with any kind of a good plan. It’s not a damn dream, it’s a goal… something you have to work toward.
Life is hard...not sometimes...ALL the time. Deal with it. Stop sniveling lol.
Bah...more later.
...out
posted by Jack at 15:45
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