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I have the opportunity to talk with and e-mail with a good number of people. I think most people are just like water, they take the path of least resistance.

Most of the people I know spend too much time with their T.V. and not enough time reading. Only 9% of the adult population in the U.S. reads the newspaper.

Most people trust their politicians, and shouldn't.

Most people are too lazy to help their community by volunteering.

Most people don't know their neighbors names if they live more than three doors away from them.

Most people think it is our diversity that makes us strong. They are absolutely wrong. It is the commonality of the diverse that makes us strong.

Some people think they can borrow themselves into prosperity. That concept is totally foolish.

Some people think that by raising taxes we can create a better world for poor people. That concept is flawed, because the more you give to the poor the more dependent people you have.

To create a better world for the poor, the best thing is to force them to become educated in such a manner as to make useful citizens of them.

An applicant who comes to an employer unprepared will not get the job.
So, I say why not prepare people for the real world. Government give away programs that do not educate or train people for the working world are as useless as tits on a bore hog.

And last but not least with each program there a whole bunch of unintended consequences.
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You are right, Raven, education is the key! The only way someone can truly change their life is through education. ~~~ Cyberhugs, Rita B  
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by Rita B (PM , CC ) on Tuesday March 21, 2006 @ 4:51 PM




I agree with all that you say, and education is the key... not necessarily traditional education though. I think some people should be shown vocational skills and the what not. I am not positive about how welfare works right now, but i understand that it is somewhat unconditional, as in you dont have to have a job... i think in order to collect welfare you should be forced to work for the government, or maybe volunteer for some business so as to learn a skill... if ran a small business i would love to have people come to me and work for free, so maybe the government pays them to work somewhere and then after maybe a year they can have on there resume that they worked for a year somewhere and then can get a better pating job... just a thought.  
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by penname (PM , CC ) on Tuesday March 21, 2006 @ 4:57 PM




Vocational education for those who decide, when in High School, that they do not want to go to college, is the correct response to our labor market. Where I live, unless you have an emergency it takes months to get an electrician. We simply don't have enough of them. Part of the problem is government regulations. You cannot install a wall switch and get paid for it without having the proper license.  
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by Raven (PM , CC ) on Tuesday March 21, 2006 @ 9:50 PM




I agree. The issue I ran into when I was working with the NY state Vocatiuonal education, was that the state decided to give free training to anyone on welfare for the Certified Nursing Field and for the Day Care service provider education. The problem that was rendered was that to keep social help they had to take one or the other if they qualified.
Having said that, I worked in both fields and this is not where forced employment should occurr, and the people coming off of government assistance, the ones I had to train, were on the most part were bad mouthing, lazy and resentful of the program.
Out of the 10 that passed through our system, one young mother was sincere and genuine. I was not only displeased with the situation, and I am in no way implying that I am stereo-typing the people that recieve government assistance. What I am saying that this type of monies and education should be directed to those that truly can't afford it and not to force those who don't want to work as a way to 'kick'them off the system.
 
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by Whispered Promise (PM , CC ) on Wednesday March 22, 2006 @ 3:49 PM




Wow Raven

I love this post! I am 25 and all my friends think I am crazy because I watch CNN like crazy...I also read my USA Today monday through Friday...I wish they had one for Saturday and Sunday. I also would perfer a good novel to a television show anyday. I guess I have an old soul...thats what Mom says anyway!

I love this post really and hope I hear more of it!

Nik
 
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by nikki rae (PM , CC ) on Thursday March 23, 2006 @ 2:29 PM


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
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