> GG wrote: > > Dana wrote: > > Next time you're in San Antonio get out of the gated complex ;) > > >
Why people are poor in America in 2006: (1.) Ignorance. Don't know how to get jobs, build careers, strategize, research, study, etc. I fell into this category. Usually this is anyone from a small town or who's parents didn't explain career things to them (because you certainly can't count on k-12 to tell you). (2.) Choice, A & B & C. (2a.) People that work/worked in a dying field for 2 or 3 decades and are now being let go. This is a choice, just like putting all your retirement money into Enron. (2b) People that decide, for example, that they don't want to move out of an area that has few jobs. I also fell into this category because of #1 and because I wanted to live in the woods. So I did temporary work at $6/hr or less. Or they're lazy and just don't want to work. (2c) They've fecked themselves up. They've made bad choices by having kids too young or abusing drugs and alcohol. (3.) They're incapable of normal work. They're mentally or physically handicapped. Solutions: -------------- 1 and 2 are easily solved with education. So when I say we have to align our education system to new realities, that's what I'm talking about. #3 I have no problem solving with tax dollars. So tell me what I've missed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207412 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
