Another evening of reality television! This time it was the debate. I can't say that there was anything that swayed me one way or the other and I admit that I am sitting down to write a blog in place of a diary.
My first concern about the debate was jobs. Jobs for Americans that are unemployed, underemployed, graduating from high school, graduating from college, living someplace that they would rather not because their income doesn't fulfill their dreams. Each candidate has a plan yet we have experienced almost four years of a plan and the results are questionable. There is still nothing specific.
I am also concerned about the infrastructure. Not much was said about the infrastructure in America, but it needs improvement. Improving the infrastructure would add jobs, but we need money to cover the expenses of materials and labor. The new highway bill, MAP-21, doesn't give a great deal of promise. Actually, with the provisions for bicycle trails I am concerned about the distance to the grocery store.
Like many others I read the comments my friends posted on facebook. Healthcare, employment, and defense cuts are mentioned and more than once honesty is questioned. I wish the candidates would give public schools the credit they deserve. Americans are well educated and can keep up with current events. Americans are tough too and we can handle the truth. Well, maybe not. My doctor is on the other side of the hill. I'll need to pedal my bicycle uphill both ways!
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
We're Concerned About Jobs
We're concerned about jobs. We've heard about the taxes, but without a job we cannot be taxed. We can't even go to the mall and spend money on things that are taxed at the local level. This whole situation is obviously a big mess.
There are other things to be considered too. What are we teaching the next generation? As for myself, I see an angry younger generation that is trying to understand things that are way above my middle-age ability. Knowing that one of six children are receiving assistance for food provisions, it leaves me wondering how these children are handling this crisis that they experience every day. With mom or dad not longer working this is added stress to the children too.
As adults, our coping skills include humor. Wonder what the next generation thinks of our laughing about there being a lack of oxygen in Denver? I'm fairly certain that a five year old child hasn't learned about altitude changes. I keep hearing about light-hearted comments, but I'm not even sure how much my heart weighs!
The next time the younger generation tells you that you're clueless, take a moment and think about it. I agree that we need to pull ourselves up by the boot straps and hang in there through these tough time, but think about how the next generation interprets what they see and hear.
OK, folks. I'll get step down from my little soap box. When I heard teens talking earlier, it crossed my mind that they should be talking about cars and dances, not gas prices and political debates.
There are other things to be considered too. What are we teaching the next generation? As for myself, I see an angry younger generation that is trying to understand things that are way above my middle-age ability. Knowing that one of six children are receiving assistance for food provisions, it leaves me wondering how these children are handling this crisis that they experience every day. With mom or dad not longer working this is added stress to the children too.
As adults, our coping skills include humor. Wonder what the next generation thinks of our laughing about there being a lack of oxygen in Denver? I'm fairly certain that a five year old child hasn't learned about altitude changes. I keep hearing about light-hearted comments, but I'm not even sure how much my heart weighs!
The next time the younger generation tells you that you're clueless, take a moment and think about it. I agree that we need to pull ourselves up by the boot straps and hang in there through these tough time, but think about how the next generation interprets what they see and hear.
OK, folks. I'll get step down from my little soap box. When I heard teens talking earlier, it crossed my mind that they should be talking about cars and dances, not gas prices and political debates.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Numbers of Unemployed vs. Unfed
Sometimes news reports give us statistics about unemployment and include numbers about underemployed. The reports often include references to states or regions and they factor in whichever quarter the author decides to reference. It gets confusing. Whatever variables are included in reports, it is no wonder people don't like numbers, but it is basic elementary school math.
It is important to know that nobody knows exactly how many people are employed because nobody counts them. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the numbers based on a random sampling of the population. When was the last time you were included in a “random sampling”? Talk about variables!
Today, when I was reading about the labor market in the United States of America I read that the unemployment rate dropped from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent. This is better than the ten percent that was reported in October of 2009 but that doesn't give us any actual facts, but I am more concerned about SNAP.
SNAP is the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program that we commonly refer to as “food stamps”. Reports have been released that fifteen percent of American citizens at receiving benefits from the SNAP program. Again, it is basic elementary school math. Stop one hundred people on the street and fifteen of them require nutritional assistance.
More jobs will always mean there is less unemployment, but it will also reduce the number of hungry people. Please help your local food pantry or visit Feeding America.
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