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"Large bookstores are closing locations, or closing down completely. Newspapers are shrinking. People are spending more and more time on the internet. All of this leads to the prevailing sentiment: books are dying because people don't read. Except that sentiment isn't true. As Quartz recently noted, independent bookstores have thrived in the last few years. Between 2009 and 2015, the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. went up by 35 percent.
"We should teach our kids what capitalism taught us."
I'd say you FAILED the class!
Its hard to teach intellectual talibans who belieive world was created in a week, but question climate change, oppose abortion but support war and guns.
BTW, it was an A craigiri.
I am sure you also support capitalism, but dont shy away from pointing the flaws in it, like I do.
It's really sad young people are buying into the propaganda sold by characters like AOC and Bernie Sanders. I blame the education system. That Communism doesn't work is basic logic. We need a modern Milton Friedman, who can explain the basic fact that prosperity is maximized when each individual pursues his own self-interest. Americans in the 1980s understood that, hence Reagan 49-state landslide.
Perhaps when children today look around them and see wages are in the toilet, job security is gone, they and their parents have a declining quality of life often saddled with high debt and an inability to handle any unexpected crisis, limited access to healthcare, next to no vacation time to enjoy their lives, they can see capitalism for what it is. Just another system that exploits the many for the benefit of the few.
"if education doesn't teach skills that directly lead to a job/making money, it's a waste if time."
MOST people go to college to IMPROVE their ability to GET A BETTER PAYING JOB.
We read on here all the time how people WITH a college degree earn MORE then those WITHOUT one.
The problem today, IMO, is after the fed started backing loans, even C student are going to college and take "easy" course which does NOT give than any real skills to get a "better paying" job.
You go to a trade school to get a job. You go to college to get an education. Higher education is an end in itself though a money-centric society like ours is quick to forget that. You may or may not get a job with a college degree but a person who attends college is going to have a better understanding of our world than most of those who don't.
Perhaps when children today look around them and see wages are in the toilet, job security is gone, they and their parents have a declining quality of life often saddled with high debt and an inability to handle any unexpected crisis, limited access to healthcare, next to no vacation time to enjoy their lives, they can see capitalism for what it is. Just another system that exploits the many for the benefit of the few.
Correct...
Todays Republicans are calling what you have now as Capitalism!
And drone on and on about they dont want to turn into a Socialist country.
What is being promoted by the most "socialist" politician today... Bernie Sanders.
Increasing minimum wage, so everybody's wages will slowly increase?
Public funded Medicare for all, that would cut costs in half and increase the living standards of every American?
Negotiating drug prices to equal prices that other 1st world nations pay?
Union to negotiate working condition and increasing vacation time... Most other 1st world countries have 5 weeks.
Public funded Universities and trade schools so people can get and education, to increase their living standards at a fraction of the cost today.
Subsidizing childcare, so children get well paid and trained childcare workers for a fraction of the costs?
Maternity leave.. so the mothers can recuperate after birth and spend the 1st year home with their children and bond?
Every single of these suggestions are common in the Scandinavian countries and are paying themselves back in increased productivity, higher wages, life satisfaction, health, safety.
Working 2 or 3 jobs is unheard of in Scandinavia... a socialist hellhole... but common in the US capitalist system the Republicans are so proud of today.
A highly capitalistic society with a strong safety net increases productivity.
Maybe off-topic but my guess is that books are read by a subset of the population who now reads more books than before due to easier availably, reviews, etc.....
We should look up the stats. We know folks like Trump and GWB don't read (in general). That's why they don't know simply things about governments and history and so on. Reading should be a requirement for public office...the alternative is that our leaders get all their info from the Boob Tube (as the current Boob has for decades)....
Maybe off-topic", then I should report you.
"We know folks like Trump and GWB don't read (in general)"
Really? And what little birdie "educated" on this?
Claiming to be so SUPERIOR, and you STILL don't know WHY you lost the last election.
Us "deplorables" WILL win AGAIN!
"That's why they don't know simply things about governments and history and so on."
You should read the libs posts, even your OWN, if you want to see IGNORANCE about government and history and so on.
Her is one form one of your "highly educated" libs, ""The Republicans held the congress and senate for 8 years..."
I can't tell you how many times libs have been "educated" by us dummies on this forum for the "ignorance of government and history and so on"
You go to a trade school to get a job. You go to college to get an education. Higher education is an end in itself though a money-centric society like ours is quick to forget that. You may or may not get a job with a college degree but a person who attends college is going to have a better understanding of our world than most of those who don't.
"You go to a trade school to get a job. You go to college to get an education."
Yo need to talk to more people WHY thy are going or went to college!
"10 Reasons Why You Should Go to College – Besides Just Getting a High-Paying Job" No.1 reason.
"While it can greatly increase your chances of landing a high paying job after graduation,
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