Had I been a full grown in the time before Pres. Kennedy's administration, I would have been a Democrat. Why I would have been a Democrat is simple, the DNP principals of that era were in line with my own. Now, like Pres. Reagan and Charleton Heston, I would have been left by the DNP.
In the fifties and sixties, the Democrats were considered progressive for their time. Their level of tolerance then was comparable to today. What has happened is that some elements in the DNP has moved to the far left. A little socialism has turned into a desire for a Soviet style communism. Concern for major mistreatment of animals has turned into the desire to shut down any industry based upon the use of animals. The desire to reduce overall pollutants has turned into over regulation that has contributed to our inability to compete on the global stage in the manufacturing sectors.
The US is the largest producer of agricultural products, responsible for over half of all food raised in the world. But because of over regulation, we are losing our foothold as our ability to control pests is slowly eroded away. Many people are concerned with genetically modified food. We could increase further food production through the use of genetic modification, and yet elements of our society, who proclaim to also want to feed the poor in other nations, don't want to allow the use and development of the science and technology that would expand food surplus.
We've lost ground on the manufacturing front because of higher wages, bad retirement plans, and regulations that impinge upon our ability to compete. Had there been better planning for retirement accounts, and more foresight regarding international competition and free trade agreements, we would still have a stronger manufacturing base to support a middle class.
The fact is, that's the way of it. Service jobs don't support a middle class. Not by themselves. Most service jobs barely pay more than minimum wage. Not unless you speak of specialized service jobs such as event planner or caterer. That is why I stand so close to the center now. The US is losing out on our ability to compete internationally in many areas, and I believe that we are losing out because the most extreme elements of our politics plays games and blocks us from working toward developing our technologies to a competitive level in critical sectors. Yes, we lead the way in medicine and computing, we are still the world's breadbasket, but we sadly lack in our ability to maintain competitive sectors that would support a reasonable lifestyle for the majority of our population.
It is on us, then, to stand up together, and work towards solutions to our problems, by focusing on our education system and finding new sectors to develop jobs in.
In the fifties and sixties, the Democrats were considered progressive for their time. Their level of tolerance then was comparable to today. What has happened is that some elements in the DNP has moved to the far left. A little socialism has turned into a desire for a Soviet style communism. Concern for major mistreatment of animals has turned into the desire to shut down any industry based upon the use of animals. The desire to reduce overall pollutants has turned into over regulation that has contributed to our inability to compete on the global stage in the manufacturing sectors.
The US is the largest producer of agricultural products, responsible for over half of all food raised in the world. But because of over regulation, we are losing our foothold as our ability to control pests is slowly eroded away. Many people are concerned with genetically modified food. We could increase further food production through the use of genetic modification, and yet elements of our society, who proclaim to also want to feed the poor in other nations, don't want to allow the use and development of the science and technology that would expand food surplus.
We've lost ground on the manufacturing front because of higher wages, bad retirement plans, and regulations that impinge upon our ability to compete. Had there been better planning for retirement accounts, and more foresight regarding international competition and free trade agreements, we would still have a stronger manufacturing base to support a middle class.
The fact is, that's the way of it. Service jobs don't support a middle class. Not by themselves. Most service jobs barely pay more than minimum wage. Not unless you speak of specialized service jobs such as event planner or caterer. That is why I stand so close to the center now. The US is losing out on our ability to compete internationally in many areas, and I believe that we are losing out because the most extreme elements of our politics plays games and blocks us from working toward developing our technologies to a competitive level in critical sectors. Yes, we lead the way in medicine and computing, we are still the world's breadbasket, but we sadly lack in our ability to maintain competitive sectors that would support a reasonable lifestyle for the majority of our population.
It is on us, then, to stand up together, and work towards solutions to our problems, by focusing on our education system and finding new sectors to develop jobs in.
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