Reply #8: There's a much larger problem [View All]

[TrogL]

Many people simply don't have the brain-smarts to DO critical problem solving or creative stuff for a living.

I'm an old coot and I can remember what the work force was like in the 50's. There were lots and lots and lots of adequately paying no-think jobs. My uncle worked in a factory that made files. It was a Union shop and he made enough money to live comfortably in his own home. He played golf and read mystery novels. He took me to work one time to see what he did for a living. He took raw metal somethings out of a bin and used a heavy machine to make the finished product. In terms of high-powered smarts or creativity - it just wasn't there.

I wonder what he would do in today's economy.

I worry about my daughter. She has some learning disabilities but I figure she'd be able to work a cash register or do something in sales, but making $6.50 CAN an hour. A typical apartment here costs $900 a month. Do the math.