Biggest welfare queen on the planet?

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Armistead

I basically agree with you, but I never said wealth was equally shared, I said it was more spread out. If you look at studies, just back to the 70's about 50% of Americans held 80% of real wealth, today about 20% hold all real wealth, in about 20 years, about 10% will hold 80% of all real wealth in America. We will become a two class society unless we adopt a complete new economic model that recreates a middle class.

I misread the meaning of your original statement.The problem with regenerating the middle class is the real challenge.We will not be able to rely on the old manufacturing jobs because they simply never will come back on the scale they where at 20~30 years ago.The realistic option is to focus on high tech manufacturing which generates fewer but higher paying jobs.These people will fuel an economy which in turn provides jobs for those providing goods and services(I forget the economic term tertiary jobs I think).

The problem of pensions,benefits and fair wages could really be easily solved if people could be convinced to pay just a little more for goods and services.I have no doubt if a national pole was taken the majority of Americans would gladly pay a little more if ti meant that workers got better benefits and pay especially when that means a reduction for lower wages workers reliance on government programs.

Lastly the welfare,medicare,and other government program abuse should be resolved as is many benefit from the current system and not just people directly on the system either.