future of work.” As a Midwestern swing state that has an intimate history with displacement and its consequences, Ohio is a fitting place for candidates to offer more robust solutions to issues such as automation and artificial intelligence, which will likely have disproportionate impacts on certain American communities and populations, including places like Westerville....
Brookings has an interesting article today about life preparedness and reaching income equality for all people. Brookings has yet to openly tear apart the "trickle down" economic THEORY that has created this huge wealth inequality and a stagnant social dynamic that enforces impoverishment.
Trickle Down has not worked because it is ONLY a theory that when applied and evaluated is PROVED to provide wealth to the wealthy.
Brookings is correct in that education alone will not solve the problem. Education in a sophisticated society is a necessity and to that end, it should be free to all those seeking "The American Dream," however, the USA has a demoralized society due to a huge income and wealth inequality gap.
That brings me to the understanding of "sadness" at work in the USA that brings about a "failure to thrive" in the American people. The society of the USA will go on forever in this cloud of "damn it nothing the government does works," if happiness is not returned as a top priority of any government structure.
There are no handouts that can change the fact the American people give up because happiness is artificial, in-the-moment and unsustainable. The American Dream has been trickled down so much the only hope according to Wall Street is "Credit Sesame" and a vigilant credit prowess. Does the USA ever stop to realize "security" is the best way forward? The private sector is wreaking havoc on a sustainable economy which equates to a sustainable society and a secure future.
Ohio is where there is a large workforce. The people of Ohio know what work is and the ability to find it, what they don't know is how much work does it take to be happy and when does it happen to them? Ohio's minimum wage is $8.55 per hour. In a 40 hour week that is $342 a week.
May 1, 2019
Every Ohioan (click here) who works full-time should be able to support themselves and their family without worrying about being able to afford the basics. Last year, six of Ohio’s 10 most common jobs paid so little that a typical full-time worker would earn less than $26,000 and need food assistance to feed a family of three – leaving many of the state’s working people in largely the same position as they were in 2017, although some occupations and regions saw some modest improvements. Many of the most common jobs pay less than they did in 2000, when wages did more to lift working people out of poverty. In 2000, only four of the most common Ohio occupations would put a typical worker in this situation...
One of the reasons Elizabeth Warren is catching fire and getting the attention of many Americans is because she hasn't given up. She recognizes the struggle and KNOWS the struggle in the year 2020 is far, far too hard and for the most part unattainable. That is why Trump. He promised and promised but they were lies and what Americans were handed instead was again Trickle Down and Get Used to the Poverty and Make the Best of It. I haven't seen that title on the bookshelves either.
The social fabric of happiness has eroded in the USA. Happiness is unattainable and the upward movement is initially a disappointment and an assignment that "there is something wrong with the work ethic" in order to achieve happiness and the American Dream. THERE AIN'T WRONG WITH THE WORK ETHIC of the USA, IT IS JUST UNREWARDED!!!
Dr. Jill Biden needs to speak to the problem with failure in the Community College System which is seeing high "failure to complete" rates. Considering this is the primary pathway to many USA jobs, the completion rate should be the most important focus of the USA's job rehabilitation economy.
I don't want to be unfair to Dr. Biden after all her HARD work for eight years has been whittled away at for the past three, as has the integrity of good pay. What good is completing a two year degree if all that is at the end of the rainbow is $8.55 per hour?
...According to the Hechinger Report, (click here) fewer than one out of five students at community colleges obtain their desired degree in three years or less. A recent study published by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) paints a similarly grim picture by indicating that high college dropout rates cost both state and federal governments billions of dollars each year. However, do these numbers really paint an accurate picture of what is happening in community colleges and four-year institutions across the country?... In the 2020 race for president, the answers for many Americans will be when do I feel secure in knowing my HARD work will result in sustainable happiness and wellness without fear of violence? THAT IS NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT? ACTUALLY. IT IS FUNDAMENTAL GOVERNMENT 101.
Here is a campaign slogan for someone who may want it:
"Work in America Doesn't Pay Shit."
