Sam: The BKs are a disaster and a personal pain beyond belief. The majority of bks are medically related and in many cases a tax free health savings account would have been a godsend. Unfortunately the dems won’t consider that an option.
People are losing their homes because of their not understanding the mortgages they signed up for. Greed, education, and illegal marketing are at the root of that situation.
Our education has been in a decline for a half a century for the K through 12 grades. The teachers unions have accumulated too much power. It has made corrective decisions impossible for the city councils. They can’t fire them, discipline them, or even close down poor schools. They can’t reward good performance with salary incentives and deprive poor results with decreases in salary.
What ever happened to the vocational, general, and college prep course directions the educational system used to offer students. When I was in high school we had a machine shop where we learned to operate lathes, milling machines, shapers, and make measurements with micrometers. The project we decided to complete was graded on accuracy, quality, and degree of difficulty. There was a printing press department where they taught the operation of the linotype and the complete system to make the school newspaper. There was a radio ham course where basic electronics and communications were taught. I was able to sign up for a TV technician course which introduced me to the electronics industry which became my life’s work. There was an automotive section where many became mechanics and continued into adulthood. The same can be said for the wood shop. Not everyone was interested in a college education.
Our country requires qualified technicians, mechanics, tool and die makers, computer programmers, systems techs, etc. That is today, even after the exodus of many manufacturing facilities from our shores. We have to import talent because our education system is failing our young people. The socialistic bent leadership has ruined what was once the envy of the world, a great education for our youth.
We have an illegal immigrant problem that needs to be resolve. The complexities are astounding and amnesty shouldn’t be an option. We need their labor and skills, but it must be in a legal manner. We need to know who is here in our country and secure our borders from the illegal traffic of people, drugs, and such things.
In closing, debt is good when it is within proper financial standards. The ability to repay
our current debt is not a problem and the less costly products and commodities it provides improves the lives of the less fortunate among us. The rich can afford anything they want.
Imports with good quality have a lot to offer the average citizen which will not be available if the isolationist activities of some presidential candidates become a factor.
SharonB
