Replies to post #66448 on Politics and Money

[n4807g]

What opportunities are there for the majority of unskilled workers?

Your question answers itself....none.

Loans for education are available but there's that pesky diminishing returns problem:
If one does beg a loan and no job is available that loan follows with interest and no bankruptcy will stop the interest until one dies.

Perhaps a person who wants to go on to receive an advanced degree should do some serious soul searching before making the leap. Maybe they should consider whether the degree will be worth the cost?

On a side note, there is a movement afoot to allow anyone to take online college courses for full credit, free of charge. There's a refreshing change in the overly expensive higher education system!!!

Here's an interesting article on the subject http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/cure-low-wage-jobs-024517988.html

[dickmilde]

The bleeding heart liberal...

What you just posted is the typical bleeding heart liberal response to trying to find a solution for world hunger. I'm going to cut thru all the BS so my response is going to sound very cold and rude to you...

If the biggest employer in America, WalMart, pays wages below the poverty level for a family of four,
What opportunities are there for the majority of unskilled workers?

If you end up with a family of four without an education or a dependable source of income you won't have it too good... Sorry... but you made the wrong decisions in life and we can't fix that.

Loans for education are available but there's that pesky diminishing returns problem:
If one does beg a loan and no job is available that loan follows with interest and no bankruptcy will stop the interest until one dies.

Surely you have learned by now that you shouldn't take out a loan that you don't have the ability to repay... I mean... did you learn anything during the recent housing bust? Loans are very simple for simple minds that can't think about what happens next. If you want a loan to make you better financially you better have a plan so that the loan will return more than what it costs. Most uneducated people will be better off by not taking out loans. NO... a loan is not a solution for a "short term" money crunch.

The idea that welfare is something to attain is simply ridiculous.

Probably true but if you and the other diehard liberals spent as much time getting them a decent education as you do looking for more free lunch programs I'll bet the situation improves considerably.