Gnslngr

Actually, the largest force for job creation is the government. I'm not saying that's a good or bad thing, just that it isn't small business.

Going on and on about income inequality is not class warfare; studies have shown that as income inequality increases, the economy destabilizes and unemployment, and the destruction of small enterprises, increases. The middle class debt increases. Consumption falls. The economy tanks. Income inequality is not about us vs. them; it is, however, about us.

This disparity in earning, to this extent, is the result of unethical and unfair practices by those that benefit from it. It is about a playing field that is not level but tilted so far in favor of those that are winning that this country is no longer a place where you can be what and whomever you want with hard work, but a place where you are doomed to stay in the class you were born in, or, worse, where you consistently lose traction while you fall into poverty.

No, Blur, income inequality is not the current whine of communists and takers. It is the real concern of anyone who still believes in the American dream.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

It's called using the power of your wallet. Stop patronizing their business or products & the Board will soon take notice...The "Good old boys" network is a political thing....at least on this side of the pond.

dakotacheryl Loc: Near Mt Rushmore

Hey Gene, I lived in Chattanooga for 5 years back in the 80's...lovely city.

tom kf4wol

So upgrade your skill level....When I was in Engineering School, we used K & E slide Rules for Math Calculations.

By the time I retired We were using Laptop computer's, Structural Programs and all Drafting was done via CAD Software.

One must adapt to stay in the Race....of life..

Hope your day is good.

Blessings,

tom

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

I really wasn't talking about the "communists and takers" so much as I was talking about the president and the democratic party trying to shift focus ahead of the November elections...

We are seeing the beginning of the democrat strategy for the 2014 elections of further demonization of the republicans and conservatives... Do you not think that it is odd that in the 4th year of our "Recovery" that we are once again talking about extending "Emergency" unemployment benefits? The fact is that president Obama has failed in his economic policies and if the truth be told the business environment did little more than stabilize after the housing crisis and economic growth has been modest at best... Business adjusted and the bleeding stopped, but our employment crisis still looks worse than prior to the housing crisis... again, the dems have done little to set this economy on the right track and that is the conversation that they do not want to have so they will start reaching into their goodie bag in an effort to change the conversation, min wages, immigration, unequal pay for women.... the list will go on, they will begin legislation or at least talk about legislation that will again benefit particular segments of the society in an effort to build a coalition to support them in the 2014 midterms. Same old Stuff that they have been doing since Obama took office.

There are plenty of things wrong in this country GNSLNGR, I don't like the fact that in many ways our economy is becoming corporatized, that Mom and Pop have been run out of the market place to be replaced by these large retail chains like Target and Walmart, I don't like that our once large and prosperous malls will soon become vacant shells as online retailing will replace them costing millions of jobs in our local communities... I don't like the compensation of Wall Street managers and Corporate CEO's.... there are many things that I don't like, but neither do I like our corrupted government nor do I believe in central planning, and the inability of our government to simply figure it out and react in a non destructive way.... Our economy only suffers as the government regulates and takes a bigger role in determining interaction of the private economy....

Gotta love Holder.... In typical corrupt fashion he settles what should be a criminal case with JP Morgan bank... If there existed the wrong doing that the DOJ alleges then should these people not join Madoff in prison? Instead Holder allows the criminals to not only walk free, but he allows them to use stockholder equity to pay off his bribe... Nice, criminals are caught and use innocent shareholder money to purchase their freedom from prosecution.. That is how f'd up our government is and no.... there is no reason to have faith in the bastiches.

venturer9 Loc: Newton, Il.

Ya know Ole.... No matter what BUSH intended to do... OBAMA HAS DONE..... no matter what Bush negotiated, it was within Obama's venue to abide or not by that treaty..>OH YOU THINK NOT...look at all the arbitrary decisions he has made where LAWS are ignored and treaties ignored..............after 5.5 years it is about time you and others like you, including OBAMA understand that it is YOUR DECISIONS NOW.. Nor President Bush's....PERIOD

Mike

hondo812 Loc: Massachusetts

Life isn't fair.

I have no idea who said that first, probably some poor slob eons ago but it's true. Now our government wants to regulate this?

Anse Loc: S TX

AMEN!!

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Sounds like Democrats are trying to create an Orwell's "1984" society

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

It is the beginning of liberals realizing their Socialist dream... Progressives have been with us since the mid 19th century, and had three very important eras during the 20th century under Wilson, Roosevelt, and Johnson... but they have never gone away they just keep chipping at the old block wearing it down. Progressive gains are rarely reversed, conservatives rarely regain what they lose... Something for the country to think about as we look forward to 2016, do we want to become Europe, or do we want to remain the country that we have always been, different, a place where the rights and liberty of the individual have been given more importance than the whims of the collective. It can be argued that it has served us well as collectively, this country has fared much better than most of those of which the progressives in our country are jealous.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

The Dems definitely adhere to Orwellian concepts

rrforster12 Loc: Leesburg Florida

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Being in the employment business for much of my working life I would have to point out that the markets appraisal of any given career's worth is mostly based on supply and demand, which is itself influenced by technological change. In a Capitalist driven system the scarcer the talent one brings to the table is, the more they can demand for their efforts.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Here's a good read on "income inequality"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kathleen-parker-inequality-of-language-muddies-debate/2014/01/07/d69eef34-77dc-11e3-b1c5-739e63e9c9a7_story.html?wpisrc=nl_most

yhtomit Loc: Port Land. Oregon

People need to make their own dream happen,and not give up when it means hard work or an obstacle appears in your path.Reeducate yourself or get a new job.Invent your own value.
Most importantly,live within your means until you reach your goal.

Gnslngr

Oh, gosh. You should call the papers. All of the unemployed and underemployed people out there should hear your advice. I'm sure the whole economy would rebound once word got out about your fix!!