> Dana wrote: > I can tell you didn't look at the link I posted. I am actually quite > interested in your reaction to this part, which is the "pro" part of a pro > and con summary: > ***
Here's the problem with bashing corporations - probably 99.9% of the people on this board either work at corporations, make products for corporations, or provide services to corporations. They all make good cash. The sad truth is, low skilled workers are usually low skilled because they don't want to be more skilled. That means the only jobs left nowadays are customer service positions. It also means there's a huge supply, but smaller demand. If these people wanted higher skilled jobs, they'd be working at getting higher skills. Yes, a percentage physically can't, but I'm arguing that it's a small percentage. The answer is not to subsidize these people either from a higher minimum wage or by the government, but something along these lines: 1.) All college admissions are held until 2 years from high school graduation except in cases of astounding talent. Admissions require spelling, crammer, history, finance, civics, and math tests with students able to, for example, be competent in calculus. SATs go bye-bye in favor of "boards" or a series of exams. High school grads must be able to calculate interest, talk about the constitution, and speak a foreign language as more examples. Further their senior project would be a career they want to get into and plan for how they'll be successful. 2.) Any company that does business in the US or is headquartered in the US must provide 6mo or 1 year "co-op" or internships to high school kids so that they can decide what they'd like to do by working in a multitude of industries. 3.) Government should subsidize technology and ensure that the US always has the world's leading technology infrastructure. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:174901 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
