Over the next several decades because of the low US birthrate, 1.6 and failure to enact sensible immigration policies, economists are forecasting that the depleted US work force will sap economic growth. Even STEM employees critical to US technological growth are frustrated by the US failure to retain top foreign flight talent, Republica…
Over the next several decades because of the low US birthrate, 1.6 and failure to enact sensible immigration policies, economists are forecasting that the depleted US work force will sap economic growth. Even STEM employees critical to US technological growth are frustrated by the US failure to retain top foreign flight talent, Republican opposition to immigration reform and their political stunts to inflame public opinion will cause long term damage to the US economy and create a nation in decline.
We have been collectively conned into voting for choking off the health our communities, our ecosphere, our educational systems, non-industrial research, public physical and mental health, etc. in order to maximize corporate profits; the art of the raw deal.
Marty, it’s been in decline for a very long time. Due to the things you mention, but even more so now. Working at jobs no “American” wants is what keeps the economy going, not to mention the taxes paid by immigrant workers. Keeping the wages low for bigger profits for the top has weakened the economy immeasurably. Minimum wage in Denmark’s McDonald’s is about $22 with health benefits!
By 2050, given the current demographic....1.6, the disparities with those collecting Social Security and those fewer working to support Social Security will potentially bankrupt the system. Republicans are now thinking of ways to cut back on Social Security, Medicare etc. And of course, Republicans have always stacked the deck to favor the wealthy who underwrite their politics and stunts.
That is their transparent yet effective gambit. We need to out the elephant in the room. Where, after all, is the universal prosperity promised with "Reaganomics"?
Who has gained (bigly), who lost, and who stalled? The govt.'s own statistics supply the numbers, and there is a lot more to the tale.
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both” — Louis Brandeis
Over the next several decades because of the low US birthrate, 1.6 and failure to enact sensible immigration policies, economists are forecasting that the depleted US work force will sap economic growth. Even STEM employees critical to US technological growth are frustrated by the US failure to retain top foreign flight talent, Republican opposition to immigration reform and their political stunts to inflame public opinion will cause long term damage to the US economy and create a nation in decline.
We have been collectively conned into voting for choking off the health our communities, our ecosphere, our educational systems, non-industrial research, public physical and mental health, etc. in order to maximize corporate profits; the art of the raw deal.
The art of the raw deal, says it all
Marty, it’s been in decline for a very long time. Due to the things you mention, but even more so now. Working at jobs no “American” wants is what keeps the economy going, not to mention the taxes paid by immigrant workers. Keeping the wages low for bigger profits for the top has weakened the economy immeasurably. Minimum wage in Denmark’s McDonald’s is about $22 with health benefits!
By 2050, given the current demographic....1.6, the disparities with those collecting Social Security and those fewer working to support Social Security will potentially bankrupt the system. Republicans are now thinking of ways to cut back on Social Security, Medicare etc. And of course, Republicans have always stacked the deck to favor the wealthy who underwrite their politics and stunts.
Which the Rs will, in turn, attempt to place blame on the Dems for their "poor economic policies".
That is their transparent yet effective gambit. We need to out the elephant in the room. Where, after all, is the universal prosperity promised with "Reaganomics"?
Who has gained (bigly), who lost, and who stalled? The govt.'s own statistics supply the numbers, and there is a lot more to the tale.
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both” — Louis Brandeis
We are our own worst enemies. Where have I heard that before?
Pogo! "We have seen the enemy, and it is us!"
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