Doing some thinking, & it's kinda scarry. Given the current circumstances with Illegal Immigration, Housing Market, Gas Prices, Growing tensions overseas, China, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Lack of American Manufacturing Jobs,
A volatle Stock Market, The Rich gettin Richer & the Poorer gettin poorer,
Paris Hilton, Lack of quality Presidential Candidates, & Corupt Polititians.Did I mention Hillary Clinton? I ask you guys/gals, what do you think our children will be dealing with when we are in the Old Folks home, or 6 feet under?............

 

I agree, its pretty damn scary to think about.........Hopefully whoever gets elected will makes some drastic changes and get this country back together

 

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With the lack of water in the south east and the lack of oil in a military run country, it doesn't look good. Usually mother nature changes a country but the U S is helping it along a little. Less imports [China] might help the dollar and get things back on track. It would help employment as well but the jobs would be low pay. Britian was a world power at one time. Still strong, but not what it was. China is looming in the background. Future space program, cheap labour and many exports. They look long term.

 

I do not agree. Manufacturing jobs were good but boring jobs. The early compitition from overseas started the slow or stopped the wage increase of the manufacturing sector. Those that did not trim expenses ( wages, trucking costs etc ) eventually went under. Look at the import car manufactures in North America, and what is happening with the big three. They are unable to trim the union wage and benefits.
The same has happened/happening in Canada.

The other trend is to privitaze the public sector, As it happened here, some of the hospitals privatized (contracted out ) their laundry, kitchen and janitorial to uther contractors. The existing employees were offered their existing jobs by the new contractor but at 3-4 dollars less. So a marginal paying job $14.00 -$16.00 became even less attractive.

With the off-shoring of some work, banking, credit card and computed suppoprt, those type of jobs that are still here are no paying just several bucks above McDonalds. The average income for the high school educated but not college ( excluiding trades) is not that attractive.

The other trend that I have noticed is that the community colleges are offering two year courses in medical office, dental office, office administration etc. So at the cost of apx. $20,000. not including income loss of two years you are now trained for a receptionest at a medical clinic or a medical agency of some sort.

Great the employer has verry little training to do and the collage has of course contacted every potential employer so they want the graduates, and will not hire, off the street. So now more are off to college for the $30,000 a year job. In Canada the poverty level income is at apx.$ 24,000- $28,000.
Entry at Wall Mart, Mc Donalds is $ apx. $ 16,000 to $18,000.

 

This country thrived when we supported ourselves. We need our jobs to come back home. To think that we are dependent on other countries for our well being is complete lunacy.

 

I totally agree..............

 

i think you could say the same thing in every decade starting with 1930's

stock market crash
wwII
start of nuclear cold war with Russia
Korea
crazy music of elvis (yes people thought this was the beginning of the end)
cuban missles
Kennedy assasination
vietnam
drugs of the 60's and 70's
water gate
president impeached
gas shortages of the mid 70's
oil bust
iran hostages
1986 - 1988 of 15 to 18% mortgage rates
aids
savings and lone cr@p
iraq

baisally every generation thinks the youth has gone to chit.

are we dealing with things today that are any worse than things in the 70's?

 

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Sure would be nice to have the Fair Tax though.

 

ya, the music sucks today, the 70s had much better music.

 

 

Hell no! Everything's AOK.

 

There will be more Spanish speakers than English. Forget about owning a gun. Socialized healthcare will be in full effect (Get ready to go out of the country for cancer treatment or Bypass heart surgeries). Our military will be a shell. We will cower and apologize to every country threatening nuclear power. Anyone who is rich (that is a family making over 100k a year to democrats) will be paying 50+ % in taxes. Just some ideas, but don't think it couldn't happen.

 

As more unskilled and uneducated immigrants continue to flow unchecked into the country I think the standard of living for the average American will continue to decline.

In addition the concentration of wealth will further transform the country as there will be the ruling class, the educated upper middle class, and a huge class of poor people.

Throughout history nations rise and fall it’s just a matter of time.

But hey, until then, let the good times roll!