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Smart and effective people are the greatest contributors to society. They lead innovation, education, discovery, and prosperity. America needs to reward smart, skilled, and effective people if this country wants a sustainable future of economic power and affluence. The sad truth is that too many Americans have been told that it's okay to be mediocre, or worse it's someone else's fault. They have never acquired a competitive mind or key skills in building affluence. Jobs should exist to fit their skill level and expectations.
Smart and effective people have always written America's success story. If things go bad, they may lose that ability. What would this country become then?
I personally think that with the transition of the American economy, we have seen a transition of American culture as well. With the loss of American industrial jobs, there is no longer a range of employment that offers a comfortable middle-class lifestyle. You can no longer "get by." You either har to work hard for what you want, or slink into obscurity. You're either "somebody" or "nobody", there is no comfortable medium. I'm not yet sure if this is good or bad.
I personally think that with the transition of the American economy, we have seen a transition of American culture as well. With the loss of American industrial jobs, there is no longer a range of employment that offers a comfortable middle-class lifestyle. You can no longer "get by." You either har to work hard for what you want, or slink into obscurity. You're either "somebody" or "nobody", there is no comfortable medium. I'm not yet sure if this is good or bad.
That trend is true. Globalization and the internet have done most of it. There are a range of middle class jobs. If you look around, there are. But it'll be a smaller fraction in the future
Also, you see a lot of people living middle class lives. But many of them accumulated their financial security long before the recession. What's interesting is what happens in 10 to 20 years and with this generation.
Americas future is the continued importing of inspired immigrants from 3rd World areas.
And little will change on that one. We are already an immigrant and globalized society. This means we will also run a high unemployment rate for a long time and a bigger demand for social programs. The only nationalism left is liberal union nationalism and working class conservative nationalism. The middle class will continue to lose out.
Advances in technology are about to turn this world upside down. People just aren't realizing it yet. In 20 years we will have Star Trek like stuff going on here.
Advances in technology are about to turn this world upside down. People just aren't realizing it yet. In 20 years we will have Star Trek like stuff going on here.
Smart and effective people have always written America's success story. If things go bad, they may lose that ability. What would this country become then?
Based on the garbage that's written on Facebook daily (provides an insight into their IQ levels), your worst-case scenario is already here!!
Smart and effective people are the greatest contributors to society. They lead innovation, education, discovery, and prosperity. America needs to reward smart, skilled, and effective people if this country wants a sustainable future of economic power and affluence. The sad truth is that too many Americans have been told that it's okay to be mediocre, or worse it's someone else's fault. They have never acquired a competitive mind or key skills in building affluence. Jobs should exist to fit their skill level and expectations.
Smart and effective people have always written America's success story. If things go bad, they may lose that ability. What would this country become then?
The future has always depended on "smart and effective people".
And they're still out there. Just not apparent right now since we are, still, in a recession, or a least a mostly jobless recovery.
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