dennisimoto Loc: Washington State (West)

Check out mikeroweworks.com. There are over 3 million jobs going begging because we don't have enough electricians, carpenters, machinists, plumbers A/C mechanics, etc. Manufacturers are crying for 30,000 truck drivers because they can't get their product to market.

SeniorVerdad

So true! When all these fast food restaurants have to close their doors due to lack of business(how about even $5 for a Big Mac, $7-8 for a Subway), what is going to happen to those getting their $15/hr? Layoff, with little future prospects. Who knows, maybe there will be a resurgence of those little mom and pop burger joints who only hire family members. Do you think those family members will be crying for their $15/hr? Heck NO!!!

She Wolf Loc: Currently Georgia

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Everyday I get inquires for employment from well trained trades people. I only have 35 employees, many of whom have been with the company for years. I have only hired 10 new people in the last three years. I can't help these people but I wish I could.

buddy42 Loc: Bonita Springs, Fl

AO- I've read a lot of your posts and have seen how adamant you can be. I've no problem with that. However, I think you cross the line when you advocate that someone should be burned by gas and matches, only because of their sexual preferences. That kind of hatred will eat your insides up.
I lean to the conservative side and there are several liberals on here that irritate me to the max but I would never wish harm on any of them. Child molesters and killers are a different story as I would be the first to pull the switch. I'm a firm believer of the Death Penalty when absolute proof is found. My opinion. 8-)

CounterRevolutionary

Here we go again in the Progressive's game of class warfare. Raise minimum wage and shut down thousands of industries creating millions of new jobs? Most those new business owners do not even take a salary for the first five years. Right now, we have 92 million people either unemployed or under-employed.

There is a third party here that nobody is talking about.

1) Are we going to double our production to match doubling the wages?

2) Should the Federal Reserve Bank then print twice as much paper fiat?

3) Or will they print FOUR TIMES the amount of paper fiat, zeroing out your raise even after you have doubled production?

4) Then the Ex-Im Bank can disburse the illicit funny money around the globe to every dictatorship on earth?

See how it works? The Federal Reserve Bank is in control, not you, not your union, not the business owner.

INFLATION is the enemy. Let's try a new concept, DOUBLING the BUYING POWER OF OUR DOLLAR.

How? Turn off the bubble machine. Pass Rand Paul's bills:
Audit the Feds
Abolish the Feds

There are numerous other forums here regarding the Federal Reserve Board and its 12 Banks.

And, for all those exasperated posters on these forums, think of the four letter "F" word as the FEDS.

Oh, and don't forget, President Obama has already ordered the Feds to print $5 trillion dollars by 2012, and is now engaged in printing an additional $5 trillion as we speak. Economist Jim Rickards expects that the true buying power of the dollar will be reduced to 40 Cents when the Federal Reserve Board is finished and Obama leaves office.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Many college graduates, even with advanced degrees, lack minimum skills entering the workplace...Why should they be paid more than an entry wage to begin with?

CounterRevolutionary

You are an honest man and give us the true business prospectus. America is the only nation in the world mandating industry provide healthcare for their employees. Worse, Obamacare is the most expensive insurance on earth, favoring the conglomerates and destroying all their rising competition.

Do you think the House bill: the American Health Care Reform Act, which:
reforms the insurance industry,
opens up interstate commerce to all consumers,
and still provides for preexisting conditions,
cuts insurance and medical costs through competition,
and exempts industry from being the provider,
will restore fairness in profits for both workers and manufacturers?

CounterRevolutionary

Charter schools coupled with industrial apprenticeships would go a long way to filling those jobs. But of course, the teachers unions oppose any industrial apprenticeships. Industrial partnership in education would greatly cut state's costs in education.

CounterRevolutionary

Oh, oh, so true. What do you say the college students take summer jobs helping with the harvest, the way they used to do? Are the students too smart to work?

Then we taxpayers would not have to subsidize billions of dollars in student loans. Maybe the college curriculums might change, too.

CounterRevolutionary

Liberal Arts and Fine Arts? These are luxuries, and such merchandise needs a strong middle class for financial support: who can afford paintings, hand crafted furniture, or tickets to the ballet, string quartets, harp concertos and organ festivals today? This keeps civilization civilized. And look where we are right now!

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

It might help if they would teach American History, advantages of Capitalism as opposed to Socialism, put more stress on the English language and math and quite possibly inform the students what the real world is really like. They might also add individualism rather than collectivism in the curriculum. And for good measure throw in a civics class so they will know how government is supposed to function.

CounterRevolutionary

Go to the head of the class. You get an A+

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Danke mein Herr.

pappadeux Loc: Phoenix AZ

Right on...

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dennisimoto Loc: Washington State (West)

It might be an idea for corporations to start their own apprenticeships. The apprentices would learn on the job, using company equipment that they would continue to use after graduation, etc. Might be advantageous to create their own workforces, no?