One big solution - Stop being the world's policeman. Close up the major US bases overseas and bring our troops home. This could free up around $600 billion every year. The funds could be used to handle the massive military layoffs plus help folks like these. Chances of that happening are next to none.
You liberal idiots. How is a business owner supposed to hire people, which costs money (by choice) when all he hears from the president, "if you're a millionaire/billionaire I'm going to tax the pants off of you", which costs money (by law). When the entirety of th enations welth is frittered out to the people through government the result is Greece. ABO in 2012.
My recommendation: DON"T HAVE KIDS...for now..and for people just finishing High School. LEARN a SKILL that MUST BE PERFORMED HERE. Do NOT pick a career that can be outsourced...this includes lawyers and doctors...they can be outsourced also!!! And with no MONEY going into a universal single payor health plan..your clients will be few and far between that can afford your services if you become a doctor! It's happening already..EVEN IF you have insurance..doesn't mean you will get to see a doctor. The good doctors no longer take insurance. Nursing is a good one to choose....but last I heard..they are flying nurses in from the Phillipines and they are working for under $40k. What's left??? is asking if "you want fries with that?"
My recommendation: DON"T HAVE KIDS...for now..and for people just finishing High School. LEARN a SKILL that MUST BE PERFORMED HERE. Do NOT pick a career that can be outsourced...this includes lawyers and doctors...they can be outsourced also!!! And with no MONEY going into a universal single payor health plan..your clients will be few and far between that can afford your services if you become a doctor! It's happening already..EVEN IF you have insurance..doesn't mean you will get to see a doctor. The good doctors no longer take insurance. Nursing is a good one to choose....but last I heard..they are flying nurses in from the Phillipines and they are working for under $40k. What's left??? is asking if "you want fries with that?"
Well, fortunately the government CPI doesn't include food and fuel - because, you know, that would "distort" the picture. People in these situations really need to pay attention to the CPI, so that they can realize that what they think is massive streams of urine sprayed in their faces is really just moderate and much needed rainfall.
After all, they might only be able to afford a fraction of the groceries as before, but that is more than offset by economic substitutions - like falling prices of iPads and such. So it's not nearly as bad as they think.
I lost my job almost 3 years ago, had to take a early retirement, not enough to live on. so one has to come up with ways to make money which is not a easy thing to do. I am turning to ebay and amazon to sell, which may help some. But this government has sold the average American down the drain. social security is Not enough to pay bills buy food and house payments and health insurance. There is No excuse for how so many people have to live and what they have lost, it is a disgrace to all people.I think everyone who has lost their jobs and can not pay all the Bills should start sending them to the congress and white House, that might send a message that people who have worked to make this country better have lost everything. I do not see it getting any better. The government and Big companies have sold out the people here so they can make their products cheaper in overseas countries. They should not be allowed to even sell their products here. How sad and cruel this government is to the people who try to keep this country going and to give jobs to the people. God help us because this government won't but i don't see God doing it either i think he is fed up with crooked government also.
gosh, you do have a great idea —?send Congress your bills! I email information to the White House, but I do wonder if anyone there will ever truly help "the poor." Chin Up and Keep The Faith, I'm sure times will get better.
gosh, you do have a great idea —?send Congress your bills! I email information to the White House, but I do wonder if anyone there will ever truly help "the poor." Chin Up and Keep The Faith, I'm sure times will get better. Oh, yeah, check this link out. It would really help the Good Ole USA ... http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html
The people on here who get off blaming the poor for being poor need a damn clue! If you want to elimainate poverty, cut out the tax breaks for the rich, design a system where people actually get something back for paying taxes, and reform education.
Why is it people in other countries design schools so students leave at 16 to work or go to university, yet Americans teens can't even read, spell, do basic math, or understand the concept of critical thinking.
Most Americans show an indignant pride in being stupid and knowing little or nothing about other cultures and countries.
Something is dreadfully wrong because no one wants to address the fact that education has no value in American culture, and no one wants to talk about the fact that if you are educated and know the world around you that you are empowered!
I think every American deserves health care, I think they deserve to have an education, and I think that people should have to pay taxes, however I think that in exchange they need to see something real for it. I also believe that people need to work hard and not let the media dictate who they are or what they think.
The government should be fully prepared for Americans to step up, vote, and speak out when they are being lied to and manipulated which is happening by both parties who have this sick idea that you take away all government, or you create a babysitter state.
The tax rates on the mega wealthy in this country were over 90% for decades, and happened to be when our economy was strongest... It may be a bitter pill to swallow, but the truth is that the mega-wealthy are trying to destroy the middle class and return to an age of aristocracy...
I have to agree with ForcedAnarchy. In Europe kids are trained at 16 to go into a career they are interested in, whether it be carpentry, business, medical or designing. Here in the US we are still teaching our kids things that do not help them one bit when they graduate high school. Instead of teaching them as individuals, our government says to teach them all the same way and teach them all the same things. The US needs to revamp our educational system. Why not teach real life skills in high school, like how to balance a check book, how to be a parent, how to invest money so it grows, or how to run a business? The powers that be do not want our children to know how to make money; they seem to want a plethora of peons for the workforce to work at McDonalds or WalMart all their lives. My daughter has no interest in learning algebra and will probably never use those concepts. When a child has no interest, they do not learn. I have been employed for over 35 years and NEVER had to use algebra in my work as a Medical Assistant, Bookkeeper, or Administrative Assistant. It is scary to see how the kids these days are dumbed down by the schools. Something has to change. I am over 50 now and have never seen the country in such a mess.
How can the U.S. congress find money to bring in countless refugees from around the world and it can't find money to help its own citizens. This government is the most corrupt mess in history.
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When will the republitards learn?
Richard Wilkinson: How economic inequality harms societies
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html
After all, they might only be able to afford a fraction of the groceries as before, but that is more than offset by economic substitutions - like falling prices of iPads and such. So it's not nearly as bad as they think.
Chin Up and Keep The Faith, I'm sure times will get better.
Chin Up and Keep The Faith, I'm sure times will get better.
Oh, yeah, check this link out. It would really help the Good Ole USA ...
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html
Why is it people in other countries design schools so students leave at 16 to work or go to university, yet Americans teens can't even read, spell, do basic math, or understand the concept of critical thinking.
Most Americans show an indignant pride in being stupid and knowing little or nothing about other cultures and countries.
Something is dreadfully wrong because no one wants to address the fact that education has no value in American culture, and no one wants to talk about the fact that if you are educated and know the world around you that you are empowered!
I think every American deserves health care, I think they deserve to have an education, and I think that people should have to pay taxes, however I think that in exchange they need to see something real for it. I also believe that people need to work hard and not let the media dictate who they are or what they think.
The government should be fully prepared for Americans to step up, vote, and speak out when they are being lied to and manipulated which is happening by both parties who have this sick idea that you take away all government, or you create a babysitter state.
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html