Is the U.S. not creating enough opportunity to keep up with the population growth? (wage, generation)

[KonaldDuth]

Think about this.

There are tens of thousands of new people born in the U.S. every day, automatically entitled to 'free' K-12 education (the most expensive per student in the entire world, with mediocre results), health care, student loans and all that. And make them all believe they'll get interesting, high-paying jobs, and that they'll be better off than their parents. The "American Dream", it's called.

But then 90% of the jobs being created are low-wage and/or part-time. There is a very limited amount of jobs at the Googles of the world, but hey, WalMart and McDonalds are always hiring.

An American faces cutthroat competition just to get a decent job in his own country because of all the H1B Visa workers. Heck, it's becoming competitive to get an education at the state university in my state (admission rate ~20% now) because half the students are foreigners who put down the big tuition $$$. And with the way things are going, you'll soon need a Ph.D. to work as a burger flipper (also have perfect credit, no criminal history, be less than 40 years old, etc.).

A middle class person 30-40 years ago could live in almost any of the beautiful cities of the United States such as San Franciso. Now, it's impossible to live in San Fran unless you're in the top 1% of income earners. Too many people competing over the same area. Same goes for the city I live in. Even the hick suburd I grew up in is getting crowded and expensive.

Is there just not enough prosperity to go around anymore? What are the political ramifications of this fact?

[le roi]

Originally Posted by KonaldDuth

Think about this.

There are tens of thousands of new people born in the U.S. every day,

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automatically entitled to 'free' K-12 education (the most expensive per student in the entire world, with mediocre results)

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And make them all believe they'll get interesting, high-paying jobs, and that they'll be better off than their parents.

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But then 90% of the jobs being created are low-wage and/or part-time.

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An American faces cutthroat competition just to get a decent job in his own country because of all the H1B Visa workers.

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Heck, it's becoming competitive to get an education at the state university in my state

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(admission rate ~20% now)

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because half the students are foreigners who put down the big tuition $$$.

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And with the way things are going, you'll soon need a Ph.D. to work as a burger flipper (also have perfect credit, no criminal history, be less than 40 years old, etc.).

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A middle class person 30-40 years ago could live in almost any of the beautiful cities of the United States such as San Franciso.

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Now, it's impossible to live in San Fran unless you're in the top 1% of income earners.

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[irspow]

First a few absurdities must be realized...

We expect an ever increasing economy within a world of ever decreasing resources.

We expect to maintain (actually most think we should have an ever increasing) an increasing standard of living, or increasing wealth.

While the financier class, the central banking families, confiscate as much wealth as they desire from the people unabated in any way.

So if all of the wealth is continually being concentrated to just a few families and friends, how are the people going to experience increased wealth and standards of living?

Reality cannot give us what we expect

"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered."

The only "opportunity" the American people had after 1913 was to be perpetual slaves to the Central Banking Famlies...it is only going to get worse...far, far worse.

[manteca man]

I for one am fine with tax breaks for the childfree as opposed to incentivizing those who have children they cannot afford.

[DRob4JC]

Originally Posted by KonaldDuth

Is there just not enough prosperity to go around anymore? What are the political ramifications of this fact?

Yes there is enough to go around.


The problem is that with the sludge of over-regulation and taxes, companies choose to...

• pay illegal immigrants under the table
• operate in countries where the labor and tax rates are cheaper
• use more automation to perform job tasks
• shove more work on less employees
• use temp agencies for their labor pool
• simply reduce the workforce

Americans are being priced out of the job market.

We need to change the rules to make companies want to hire Americans.

[andywire]

Americans aren't inherently stupid. They are capable of wiping their own ass without the government's help, believe it or not. Americans can also create their own opportunities, if given the chance.

Unfortunately, our system is broken. The government controls too much of people's lives, to the point where a large portion of the population is actually dependent on the government. These people do not create opportunities for themselves and others. They merely consume, without making a contribution. That makes them parasites. When you have too many, the ship will start sinking, and they will make no effort to fend for themselves... Until it's too late.

Moral of the story, don't be a parasite. Be a producer/contributor. At least you will have something to offer to the world when the government can no longer save you.

[RunD1987]

It's not the US job to create jobs. However, policies by the goverment restrict businesses and free market. Large corporations have a hand in the pot in politics and pull strings that create deals that benefit them. It squashes the free market. Do away with trade deals.

Let businesses run thenselves and do away with affirmitive action and EEO.

Offer a yearly cash incentive to businesses that hire ex offenders, employ those with disabilities, and Veterans.

Do away with federal income tax and create a flat corporation tax.

Block companies from investing money in offshore accounts and set up policies to avoid risky transactions with large corporations.

Don't bail out struggling businesses.

Don't mandate companies to provide insurances place the burden on the States to set up an open insurance market people can buy competitive insurances.

Based off inflation or deflation States create a living wage based off of average COL in the State.

Only things I say goverment be okay mandating is companies with more than 100 employees must have 5 days of sick time, 14 days of vacation to start, and 6 month maternity leave/2 month paternity leave. In addition to, children 14 to 17 (18) if in high school can't work more then 24 hour's during the school year and employers have to be flexible with their schedule. In the summer cannot work more than 40 hour's. Children under the age of 15 can't work or use heavy machinery. Companies must meet OSHA and certain environmental standards as well.

Offer cash incentive to businesses that have a tuition reimbursement policy for their employees.

[MLSFan]

And make them all believe they'll get interesting, high-paying jobs

you mean they deluded themselves

if the older generation had it better, it was because they went out and worked and not sit home and whine
hell, they even went out and protested for civil rights... the occupy protests couldn't even make it past winter, it got too cold for their liking, and too hot in the summer. Now the occupiers protest from the comfort of their parents home in front of a computer with the a/c on

[andywire]

Originally Posted by eyeb

you mean they deluded themselves

if the older generation had it better, it was because they went out and worked and not sit home and whine
hell, they even went out and protested for civil rights... the occupy protests couldn't even make it past winter, it got too cold for their liking, and too hot in the summer. Now the occupiers protest from the comfort of their parents home in front of a computer with the a/c on

There was more work to go around in those days, since they hadn't yet developed China into an industrial powerhouse/sweatshop, and computers weren't everywhere. You had to have a brain to do many of the jobs that needed to be done. Today, we have computers doing many of those jobs, or at least assisting.

Young people are a little lazy today. It shouldn't come as a surprise. They don't have to think as hard, and they don't have to work as hard to match the output of their predecessors.