homeboy, your absolutely right about globalism.
but the answer to getting better jobs in america has nothing to do with laizzes faire economics and has everything to do with education. voting republican isnt going to help that issue.
It does have everything to do with education. It also has everything to do with the efficiencies of free market theory. The appreciation for the latter comes from the former. The ability to exploit the latter comes from excellence in the former. Otherwise, without the former, you're left sucking hind tit to the masters who understand how to exploit free market economics. In case anyone's not keeping count, capitalism is winning (selfish genes can't be denied).
Those who understand the free market economy, how to exploit comparative advantage and utilize L/L/C (land/labor/capital) to maximize marginal utility, will always be the wealthy. You can't do that without education, I agree.
So why-oh-why do the country's leaders seek to bring in low paying jobs, whilst at the same time, investing in infrastructure to bolster the nation's schools? The strategy seems dichotomous. If you want dumb people to do dumb jobs, save the money on schools (you won't need them) and instead use those funds more efficiently to bring in more FDI and build shittier jobs. I'm speaking pejoratively here, of course.
The US is under-funding schools. Religious dogma confuses curriculae. You have kids wondering if evolution is right, or if God created the seven seas in 7 days. But let's not make this a religious discussion. What about the US' faltering positions on R&D, innovation, direct investment and ownership of organizations that drive future technological innovation? The US was once mighty in these fields, and now falters relative to only a few years ago. And any company that sets up shop and develops tremendous innovation is quickly allowed to be gobbled by foreign investment and ownership, allowing that amazing technology to be exploited by other nations to their benefit, instead of the US and its own. Sure, I like globalism and I'm all for it, but shouldn't the US do a little more to protect its own technologies for a little while longer, and plan for a longer lifecycle before obsolescence? The net result? Kids are dumber coming out of school, and they're the ones who will have jobs. The smarter ones will still come out of school, with fewer chances at employment. After all, if the US keeps under-funding education and in-sourcing things for which it has no business doing, where are the new smart kids going to go? I guess to China, where neat things are happening. Or India, or Germany. Places where smart jobs will exist.
But make no mistake about it, you can't stop free market economies. But you can plan for them effectively and allocate your resources properly to maximize marginal utility on L/L/C. The US isn't getting it done anymore. Dumbed-down jobs for a dumbed-down future populace. That's sad, because history has shown that few countries were ever as great as the US. It's not like the country gave up, but it's in the process of giving up sometimes, I think; and it's not over, because it could still be great. Invest in education; invest in R&D; exploit an intelligent populace by exploiting our comparative advantage. We'll still have dumb people in the US, but let's help them get better by emphasizing their education and showing them a better way instead of allowing them to Facebook/XBox/Ipod/welfare/pregnant/Star-Magazine/Wal-Mart their way through their lives. Let's grow and learn and be greater, or we'll just wind up getting passed by, by the countries we used to laugh at as being "back water". Now that would be sad indeed.
