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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: denizen48 who wrote (130570)	1/31/2013 11:41:16 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

Think of an American named Demming. Who made him famous. Who refused to embrace his quality theory. And who embraced him readily? Those who did are the manufacturing leaders in the world today. I have been following the exchanges on this thread about education, debt, leaving something good for the next generation. While some think that we need need to leave an ignorant generation with a big surplus, there are others who think that we need to empower the next generation with the skills and knowledge to compete against the other countries. Well, here is what is interesting. America is trying t o figure out how to count. Meanwhile the world has figured out not only how to count but also what counts. Based on their notion of what counts, they have built their infrastructure to withstand the competition of tomorrow's world. And they are well poised to wrest away the mantle of world leadership away from the US. The story of Samsung and Apple says it all.

To: denizen48 who wrote (130570)	2/1/2013 11:01:20 AM
From: John Vosilla	1 Recommendation Respond to of 149317

Your brand of capitalism won't improve our world. I agree. I like MM but much of it is little more than FOX talking points post financial crisis. Until interest rates do rise substantially there is little to be concerned about other than a lost generation of underemployed twenty somethings nobody talks about that Romney had no real policy directives for.. We can get back to balancing the budget by the end of Obama's second term if the current trend with stronger private job growth along with decent military cutbacks and some entitlement reform. 700k public sector jobs lost under Obama plus the lowest growth in the federal government in our lifetimes

To: denizen48 who wrote (130570)	2/1/2013 4:02:23 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Oh I know all about student struggles. I have two kids in college right now. My kids are lucky, because I saved enough for them during their pre-college days to pay for everything, but I still make both of them work a minimum of 10 hours per week during the school year and all the summer months, if they want my money for room, board, tuition and books. They have to pay for their own entertainment, gas, and car insurance. It builds character. hell, I had to work 25-30 hours a week. One year, I burned through the money I had budgeted for food, so I called my dad for more money and he told me there was none. I ate tuna and crackers for two weeks until I got my next paycheck and was able to eat properly. Those experiences burn into you and make you appreciate things and the hard work it takes to succeed and get ahead. I don't expect everyone to be that lucky, as my kids, but I see many of their friends getting ridiculously stupid degrees that won't earn them a nickle in life, while they piss away their college days drinking and carousing. I don't mind the drinking and carousing. I did my share in my day, but I do mind the lack of balance and the expectation that our gov't (meaning you and me) will pick up the tab when they default on their student loans and are on welfare because they didn't work hard and study to make themselves responsible members of society. And don't tell me that's an aberration. I see too much of it among the kids these days and our gov't enables that crap with low loan rates for worthless degrees. I have one son in business and accounting classes, with the intent to go to law school after a couple years of work (don't know about law...too many lawyers if you ask me). The other is just starting out, but is leaning towards computer science. Both my kids will find work and will be contributing members of our economy. They'll stand on their own feet. Even had they had to take out large school loans like I did, they still would have come out ok. Art history and other bull shit degrees like that should be done as a minor or as an extra on top of the work load that will get you a meaningful career. Foundation first and fun stuff later. That's what becoming a responsible adult means.