02-08-2008, 02:49 AM
Nate,
I agree with much of what you said. A lot of truth there. However, not everyone has an aptitude for college and not everyone has an entrepreneurial nature. This is good. There are many honorable jobs that are required in our society than don't require college or an entrepreneurial spirit. I don't think you want an endless supply of immigrants being brought in just because they are willing to work cheap and live with multiple households per single family structure. There does need to be incentives for those who are driven to success, that's what our western society was built on (capitalism works), but all honest jobs should be capable of supporting our citizens with a humane standard of living. The unreasonable escalation of Real Estate in recent years has adversely affected the ability of those in the blue collar and service industry jobs to do this. Not just in Hawaii but in many large pockets across the country. I don't have much sympathy for those who by choice, choose to destroy their value as employees through substance abuse, nor do I think I should support someone else's poor reproductive decisions.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
I agree with much of what you said. A lot of truth there. However, not everyone has an aptitude for college and not everyone has an entrepreneurial nature. This is good. There are many honorable jobs that are required in our society than don't require college or an entrepreneurial spirit. I don't think you want an endless supply of immigrants being brought in just because they are willing to work cheap and live with multiple households per single family structure. There does need to be incentives for those who are driven to success, that's what our western society was built on (capitalism works), but all honest jobs should be capable of supporting our citizens with a humane standard of living. The unreasonable escalation of Real Estate in recent years has adversely affected the ability of those in the blue collar and service industry jobs to do this. Not just in Hawaii but in many large pockets across the country. I don't have much sympathy for those who by choice, choose to destroy their value as employees through substance abuse, nor do I think I should support someone else's poor reproductive decisions.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
S. FL
Big Islander to be.