I think they do need to be, but also I would be surprised to see changes based on the makeup of the incoming admin.
This is the Republican Party
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It's crazy how some firms use them like indentured servitude. I like this conversation it is healthy. It also shows the depth of the racism that goes on.
Regarding qualifications, I suspect (but don't know for sure) current qualifications focus on a college+ level STEM degrees. But in terms of need, it's technical/construction skills that are holding us back in key areas. One example, Trump is claiming he will increase the size of our Navy's fleet. Even with a sizable labor force of undocumented ship construction welders already being used, Navy ship construction is far behind schedule. Come down hard on undocumented welders and the problem will get worse. That limitation is spread through out our economy in construction and agriculture. All of which will only get worse by both the threat and reality of mass deportations.
maybe some people on welfare can learn to build ships, and then support themselves.
One thing in Trump's favor is he can point out that economy is actually pretty good after all and take credit for it. It's a replay of his last go round. Obama handed off an economy that had recovered from the Bush debacle and suddenly Trump started talking about how the low unemployment was, stock market at new highs, etc. etc. as if he had done it. Then he handed off the screwed up pandemic and huge increase in national debt to Biden who passed the infrastrcture bill that Trump has promised (and failed to deliver along with a healthcare plan, wall, etc. etc.). Now that manufacturing jobs are back up, the stock market is an all time high, etc. . Trump will shift from talking about how bad things are to how good we have it due to...hin! Since the election, Trump has also been playing down expectations for other promises. Grocery prices aren't headed down any time soon for example. Musk is saying things will get rough before they get better, especially when all the cuts the DOGE boys are planning are aimed at the poorest and most vulnerable: Medicaid, food stamps, education support, etc. Meanwhile tax cuts for the wealthiest are the answer, as they always are.
Clearly these are just predictions, but just as in the movies, the sequels usually are just a re-make of the original plot. We''ll see.
Clearly these are just predictions, but just as in the movies, the sequels usually are just a re-make of the original plot. We''ll see.
Hard to argue the economy is good when you can’t afford food and housing. Probably why 70% of Americans rate the economy as poor. We have a long way to go before we see the same buying power we experienced when Biden took office. I see more hard times ahead btw. Going to be years before wages recover sufficiently over inflation to recoup those losses suffered over the last 4 years. Not much Trump or anyone else can do to quickly repair that damage
the best social program is a JOB.
The rich dont pay taxes. they pay tax accounts
tax breaks are in the tax code created by Congress: Biden, sanders, Warren, Jeffers. Pelosi, schumer, . . . etal
You blazing dolt Republicans are just as responsible for the tax code as the Democrats.
The last major modification to the tax code was passed by who?
