America Is Preparing Kids For The Future As Servants

EconomyInCrisis.org ^ | 12/21/06 | Thomas Heffner

[AuntB]

100 years ago, agriculture was the dominant industry and majority of the employment. Now it is probably less than 2%.

That is not entirely a good thing. Raising kids in a rural environment would go a long way to stop the gang/criminal activities in our urban areas. So called 'progress' isn't always progress.

[AuntB]

Point is, the majority of people are incapable of embarking on careers in science and technology. Most people just aren't smart enough (and God bless them for it, but that's another story). But they can be adept at working with their hands, which is just what nature designed the majority of people to do. This free-for-all economy ignores human nature as much as communism did, and will fail just as communism did.

Thank you! A voice of reason from Age of Reason!

[Realism]

I was responding to your comment #47, which clearly tried to diminish the impact that regulation has on U.S. business.

Such as? Monopolies are frowned upon, they can't dump raw sewage or hazardous chemicals into the Great Lake's any more, what?

[1rudeboy]

Let's review your comment, shall we?

Most of these things [regulations, unions] have been around since the industrial revolution and now all of a sudden they are the cause of off-shoring? I believe you should pay more attention to more recent events such as free trade agreements, Most Favored Nation status, WTO, etc.

As if the burdens on companies have remained static since the Industrial Revolution. What a silly notion.

[Age of Reason]

Thank you.

And I suspect that the current craze for globalism is foisted upon us by intellectuals who--or whose intellectual predecessors--formerly espoused communism as the way to global utopia.

[calex59]

Jobs you mentioned are hardly done my “Americans” even if they are in America.

That is the biggest load of BS ever shoved off onto the American people, with the exception of GW. Americans do those jobs and Americans will do those jobs. The fact is that our manufacturing jobs have gone away and with it a large part of our strength. The so called free traders, who want to call everyone who believes in keeping our jobs in the country a protectionist, are full of it and the facts and figures they throw out are shown to be the lies they are when you compare what we manufacture now and the volume we used to manufacture, plus the wages, on average, are lower than they were 30 years ago if you use real world dollars. Don't believe the free traders, Nafta and the other so called free trade agreements are raping America not helping her.

[A. Pole]

That should have read: Why does Toyota lead the world's automakers in profitability?

Several years ago I read article in which US business experts were warning that Toyota is over-investing in technology and equipment and looking too far into future. They were recommending more focus on short term profits and bottom line.

Well, this distant future is now.

[AuntB]

And I suspect that the current craze for globalism is foisted upon us by intellectuals who--or whose intellectual predecessors--formerly espoused communism as the way to global utopia.

I suspect you are correct. Plus the corporate desire for cheap labor. Never underestimate greed.

[AuntB]

The so called free traders, who want to call everyone who believes in keeping our jobs in the country a protectionist, are full of it and the facts and figures they throw out are shown to be the lies they are when you compare what we manufacture now and the volume we used to manufacture, plus the wages, on average, are lower than they were 30 years ago if you use real world dollars. Don't believe the free traders, Nafta and the other so called free trade agreements are raping America not helping her.

You nailed it. I call it "Conscience FREE trade".

[A. Pole]

"I think not." You don't think?

Hey, don't you not know this famous saying - "Non cogito ergo sum"?

[1rudeboy]

The so called free traders, who want to call everyone who believes in keeping our jobs in the country a protectionist, are full of it and the facts and figures they throw out are shown to be the lies they are when you compare what we manufacture now and the volume we used to manufacture, plus the wages, on average, are lower than they were 30 years ago if you use real world dollars.

Proving yet again, that "so called" protectionists return to the same emotional garbage on thread after thread, like a dog returning to vomit.

[Realism]

As if the burdens on companies have remained static since the Industrial Revolution. What a silly notion.

Devise a product people want or need, manufacture it, sell it for as much profit as humanly possible. Whats changed?

[A. Pole]

A little blunt but astute statement!

[1rudeboy]

Don't tell Realism that Toyota is building plants in States with favorable regulatory climates and minimal union presence.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

Well said. Free trade is like electricity in the global economy. The more wealth moves and is spent, the more income generated by the same amount of money. I worry more about the fortitude and honor of the West. Why didn’t more people fight back at VT. I understand the shooter lined people up against the wall like NAZIs. Also, the British sailors did not show strength. Is this a problem for our younger generation?

[A. Pole]

The people who do the best in the future will be very adaptable, not particularly locked into any one way of thinking, and functionally skillful in a multitude of areas, both technical and cultural.

Can you be very advanced in many fields? How many people are capable to have Renaissance personality like Leonardo da Vinci?

[cherry]

"I don’t know how its holding together"

teachers, postal workers, police, military, firemen, forest rangers, IRS agents...all govt employees and as long as Uncle Sam keeps heaping money and benefits on them, there will be money around....just not in my pocket....

the people that make the paychecks will also have to pay for the entire Federa/state/local govt entities....as well as carry SS....because no one else will have any money....

[A. Pole]

like a dog returning to vomit

You quoting the Bible? (Prov:26:11: "As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.")

[Realism]

Don't tell Realism that Toyota is building plants in States with favorable regulatory climates and minimal union presence.

I heard that....... Absolutely nothing wrong with manufacturing your product within the target market, everybody wins.

[1rudeboy]

LOL

(1rude:4:18: "As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his emotional outbursts.")