And the Boomers are not responsible for the debt mess and unfunded entitlements. It was the DAMNED POLITICIANS... I never once heard a Boomer demand something from the government and say, "charge it to my kids and grandkids".
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And the Boomers are not responsible for the debt mess and unfunded entitlements. It was the DAMNED POLITICIANS... I never once heard a Boomer demand something from the government and say, "charge it to my kids and grandkids".
What are some of these "advantages"? The younger generation has access to technology that the boomers didn't have. Honestly, that's the only advantage that I can think of.
There are very few professions that allow the current generation to earn a comfortable wage without an advanced degree. Nursing is really the one, and that's only because the demand is kept artificially high by the NLNAC.
Yea this bothers me a little bit. How come everybody else has to cut back but not the government or its employees? But then again why are we complaining about little government employees getting raises when huge corporations are laying people off by the thousands and shipping their jobs to India to save a buck? Then when they hire people here they try to get all the cheap foreigners they can get.Quote from Scataphagos:
Government sector not only gets bigger, it's also getting PAY RAISES... all the while, the private sector is still getting smaller... more lay offs, pay cuts.
It doesn't work when EVERYONE is a government employee... that's where we're headed. Government gets its money from the private sector you know.
It seems to me that cutting government spending now would just increase unemployment because it doesnât seem like too many corporations would actually make up for it by hiring Americans to work in America for the benefit of America.
Wow youâre really losing it again. The best thing you can think of is my generation thinks weâre so special? As Seth and Amy would say â Really? Cause nobody ever told me I was special. Now I look at that little girl that made it to the quarter finals last week at the US Open, now thatâs something to be proud about. Nobody is special unless they earn it.
The evidence is so overwhelming that the cost of living has risen significantly more than wages in the past 30 years that I wouldnât no where to start. Just look over the past 10 years at education, housing and medical costs. There is no way in hell average wages have kept up with that. Thatâs the whole goal of fractional reserve lending that started in the 70âs. You live in a fantasy world where some stupid university study somehow trumps the experiences of everyday Americans. My parents bought our house in 1984 for 60k. Now itâs worth around 300k and youâre trying to tell me housing is more affordable now? Has minimum wage gone up 500% since then?
As pointed out, the internet is an incredible advantage, but besides that I canât think of much. But why do you think that would somehow stop me? I just started a new job, I donât care about any kind of recession. Iâm just going to keep plugging away. Oh and not tipping the pizza guy is stealing. You just donât like the little guy who provides a service and wants to be paid for it. Fortunately, most people disagree with you.
The American middle class was fortunate to develop as it did... such that a kid could graduate from HS (or even drop out before) and get a "good job", well-paying, at the local factory, plant, or mill.... thanks to both union influence and lack of competition.
Nearly all of that is gone now. Most well paying jobs today have STIFF competition.
American citizens and especially the US Government needs to acknowledge this and make the appropriate adjustment... have not done so yet... still hoping to "bring back the glory days"... NO WAY, HOSE-A!
Sandybestdog -- whether you choose to accept it or not, the Housing Affordability Index and a study quantifying the narcissism of tens of thousands of students each year for 20+ years are more objective measures than your subjective world view that revolves around your sense of entitlement and victimhood.
Maybe if you can get to the point where you understand that you're not entitled to tips, you'll be able to move beyond whining and focus instead on how to make the best of the opportunities you do have.
Maybe if you can get to the point where you understand that you're not entitled to tips, you'll be able to move beyond whining and focus instead on how to make the best of the opportunities you do have.
I agree with the other poster that said you must be hiding something. You sat around for 7 years filling out applications????? Do any internships? Have any experience? Ask for $120K coming out of college?
I find your claim extremely extremely unlikely unless you went to some place like DeVry or had serious mental problems. Computer Sci grads and EE grads in the USA had very very very strong hiring after 2002 until near the present. In fact, the unemployment rate in those fields was less than 2% until the financial crisis hit.
As I told you, I am not hiding anything. My applications, then, and now, rarely even received responses -- same deal with most of my fellow graduates, and most of the people I know who even attended other universities. And I most certainly did not ask for $120k or anything like that. In fact, I don't think I've ever stated a salary expectation.
Not true, no mental problems or DeVry here (as I said earlier, I went to a top-20 institution). EE employment has constantly been dropping. The only reason 'unemployment' in EE has dropped because many people simply packed it in and left the field. Firms were laying people off heavily in 2002, 2003, 2004, and hiring never really resumed until 2005 -- and then, when hiring did resume, it was just H1-B's and foreigners. Entire industries have, or are dissappearing from the USA in the EE field, for instance, semiconductor fabs have almost completely dissappeared from the Silicon Valley, along with most of its 'hardware' industry. Starting salaries haven't moved in a decade, and in many cases, have actually shrunk.
Exacerbating the problem is my academic background which was heavily rooted in an area of study that has largely been offshored and outsourced -- the development of communications hardware/software, and embedded systems programming. When I do get one of those rare interviews, I'm up against guys who have been in the field for 15 years, but who were laid off by the likes of Nortel, JDSU, Cisco, Qualcomm, etc. There is no entry-level hiring of US citizen grads. And entry-level jobs in the industry now require 5-8 years of experience if you go by the job ads. Where is a person supposed to get that experience, if they can't get hired into even an entry-level job? The tech sector is pretty much completely devoid of Americans under 35 at this point in time because of this sort of nonsense. And the people who remain in the sector haven't gotten any raises, and are afraid for their jobs every day they work. That's how bad it is out there.
In regards to electrical engineering, check out the BLS: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm
Scroll down to electrical engineers. Five percent projected job growth from 2006-2016. That's about 1500 new jobs per year. 1500 jobs ain't shit. How many people are graduating each year with electrical engineering degrees? A lot more than 1500.
Scroll down to electrical engineers. Five percent projected job growth from 2006-2016. That's about 1500 new jobs per year. 1500 jobs ain't shit. How many people are graduating each year with electrical engineering degrees? A lot more than 1500.