tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post6689397161593268666..comments2024-03-27T11:10:52.382-07:00Comments on On My Mind: Cause and EffectJayhawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-25612085766337064402014-03-20T18:54:35.355-07:002014-03-20T18:54:35.355-07:00I agree with your comments here and see little tha...I agree with your comments here and see little that I would take issue with.<br /><br />Yesterday I heard an advertisement on the radio for lifeguards for the City of Houston' summer swim season. 14 bucks an hour for an older youth or young adult who is Red Cross certified. A good job for a kid if one can get it. <br /><br />We pay our truck drivers, who haul real dangerous goods on our roadways with yours and mine, about 12.50 an hour to start and some wonder why no one any longer wants to drive a truck. <br /><br />Our real good paying blue collar jobs our becoming a thing of the past. Stagnant wages, lack of respect, and the funny notion in this country that we all need a college "education" are killing many jobs of substance. The desire to be a pipefitter, electrician, etc. etc. just does not seem to be there. Might not matter really as much of our manufacturing is now done "offshore." That is a sad state of affairs in itself. <br /><br />We are fast becoming a nation of salesmen selling products produced in other (often unfriendly) countries. Bartender Cabbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623813045706584212noreply@blogger.com