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(4,835 posts)To think that we're gonna turn back the clocks and one day we'll pack up our lunch boxes and go on down to the local toaster factory for a shift again... While the little woman is at home fixing dinner with a smile on her face... ain't gonna happen. That ship has sailed.
The truth is: if every conversation I ever have is recorded and it doesn't effect my life at all; I don't really give a shit and neither do most people. As long as the people doing it aren't abusing it... I just don't care.
A lot of people seem to want to throw a fit over the trade agreements. Complaining about the trade agreements isn't going to create factory jobs here. Other adjustments must be made if we want factory jobs here. My biggest complaint about the manufacturing sector is that too much crap spends a few days in our home and then goes to the landfill. We need 'cradle to grave' responsibility for manufactured goods. That would revive the 'repair shop' industry. Most things aren't too difficult to repair if they're built right in the first place and repair parts are available.
I'd like to see more small farms (like we had before Reagan took office), I'd like to see investments in small farms so that our food has less transportation miles. This single improvement would convert oil company profits into local jobs. Organic farming would convert pharmaceutical company profits into local jobs.
There are a lot of different ways to create jobs in the future that don't involve creating factory jobs.
We can't see beyond the next technological advancement. We do know that
regardless of what advancements are made in technology; we'll still need to eat. We also know that the majority of the fuel that we use to transport ourselves back and forth and haul our food around with; is non-renewable energy.
The solution to the energy shortage of the future is more local farming now. Free trade agreements are nothing compared to dealing with the energy issues.
There probably isn't more discussion on addressing the school problems because I think it would be difficult to develop a consensus. I think the answer is in standardized national tests to evaluate teachers. So, do you want my position on the platform, or do you think we can talk about education after the election?
I agree with you on one thing though; money is the problem. It's going to be difficult to fix, but if the democrats can win despite being outspent; that would be a good first step: Proving that money isn't always the deciding factor.