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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (3980)	12/30/2016 3:43:02 PM
From: Alex MG	Respond to of 362869

True, any decent paying job can produce wealth if one saves up and invests wisely... not a get rich quick scheme... takes a little patience and maybe some sweat equity... but no doubt the job market is tougher today than when I entered it... wages have not kept up with inflation and yet the 1% continue to accumulate wealth... the disparity of wealth is a huge problem... and now Trump and Co are gonna give huge tax breaks to himself and his billionaire buds... this is totally fucked up

To: TimF who wrote (3980)	12/30/2016 9:38:56 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362869

I realize that almost any job could be seen as providing a service in some way or another. I thought it obvious that I was referring unskilled service job. I apologize if it was confusing. I will change that designation from service to unskilled or low skilled labor jobs, like entry level food service or domestic service, etc. I see the confusion if you pull in a televangelist making millions, who would definitely define their self as a service provider. A college professor provides a service to students, the chief of police is a public servant as is your congressional representative. Because of education or other special qualifications you would also consider these people as professionals. The Department of Labor estimates that half of the jobs created in the next five years will require no more than a high school education. In 1960 half of all American men dropped out of high school to look for unskilled work. Today only 10% do. 50% of all the new jobs created in the last decade were filled by foreign-born workers. A Pew Study highlights the crisis: Annual need for unskilled foreign workers: 500,000. Visas issued annually to year-round unskilled workers: 5,000. http://immigrationworksusa.org/index.php?p=88