I agree with you that its a big problem that we are miseducating the youth & leaving them a ton of debt. Whenever I talk to young people, I encourage them to avoid debt & not waste $100,000's on a degree just to party. Many people go to college for the wrong reasons including their parents wanting to brag. Quite frankly, if my kids don't…
I agree with you that its a big problem that we are miseducating the youth & leaving them a ton of debt. Whenever I talk to young people, I encourage them to avoid debt & not waste $100,000's on a degree just to party. Many people go to college for the wrong reasons including their parents wanting to brag. Quite frankly, if my kids don't go to college but had a different career path in a trade, I would be more than happy.
"We've outsourced jobs, but Americans are happy to buy cheap goods at Wal-Mart or Target, all "Made in China". " This is a phrase said by Corporations in order to lie to the American people & confuse the American people. "We are doing something we want to do to make ourselves $$ but we will pretend this is something you want" Don't fall for their lies.
Two points: 1---most of the items I buy which are not made in China cost roughly the same. Maybe some a tad more but not by much. Corporations will charge $50 for x item b/c market research says consumers will pay that price, but its a difference of Margins for them. The independent, family owned companies I buy from make a profit, but have smaller margins & no investors to pay out. 2- Most Americans want jobs & don't want their jobs outsourced. Instead of paying people welfare, we should give them jobs. I despise companies like Bombas Socks which charge $40 for 1 pair of socks, Made in China, then donate a pair of socks to poor people. Instead of donating socks & making socks in China & charging $40 for an overpriced sock, how about doing what HUE Socks does: charge $7 for 6 pairs of well-made Made in USA socks & give people jobs instead of handouts?
Also the really, really cheap Garbagy items made in China often break immediately upon first use. In which case the consumer keeps buying it over & over again, spending more money in the long run, then if they had just bought a good quality item in the first place.
Like garbagy $3 flip flops that break the first time you wear them. I will never make that mistake ever again. I buy Okabashi Made in USA flip flops for $20 that last a long time.
I agree with you that its a big problem that we are miseducating the youth & leaving them a ton of debt. Whenever I talk to young people, I encourage them to avoid debt & not waste $100,000's on a degree just to party. Many people go to college for the wrong reasons including their parents wanting to brag. Quite frankly, if my kids don't go to college but had a different career path in a trade, I would be more than happy.
"We've outsourced jobs, but Americans are happy to buy cheap goods at Wal-Mart or Target, all "Made in China". " This is a phrase said by Corporations in order to lie to the American people & confuse the American people. "We are doing something we want to do to make ourselves $$ but we will pretend this is something you want" Don't fall for their lies.
Two points: 1---most of the items I buy which are not made in China cost roughly the same. Maybe some a tad more but not by much. Corporations will charge $50 for x item b/c market research says consumers will pay that price, but its a difference of Margins for them. The independent, family owned companies I buy from make a profit, but have smaller margins & no investors to pay out. 2- Most Americans want jobs & don't want their jobs outsourced. Instead of paying people welfare, we should give them jobs. I despise companies like Bombas Socks which charge $40 for 1 pair of socks, Made in China, then donate a pair of socks to poor people. Instead of donating socks & making socks in China & charging $40 for an overpriced sock, how about doing what HUE Socks does: charge $7 for 6 pairs of well-made Made in USA socks & give people jobs instead of handouts?
Also the really, really cheap Garbagy items made in China often break immediately upon first use. In which case the consumer keeps buying it over & over again, spending more money in the long run, then if they had just bought a good quality item in the first place.
Like garbagy $3 flip flops that break the first time you wear them. I will never make that mistake ever again. I buy Okabashi Made in USA flip flops for $20 that last a long time.