Cartoon for November 28, 2009
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6 Comments:
One of your best. Definitely a mixture of laughter and tears.
This is the thing that most pissed me off about Clinton. Go back to school, get in debt, get another job for 2 years, get laid off, go back to school, get deeper in debt, starve for 2 years, get a 1-year job, get laid off, try to go to school but you can't borrow any more money, go back to flipping burgers and being grateful for your space in the trailer park. Education is Important in the New Economy!
As an currently unemployed college graduate, I ask myself the same question. Why did I waste those years of my life...
It's the old joke:
"Ok, buddy, here's where you sweep."
"B-But... I have three college degrees...whimper..."
"Oh, sorry... Here, I'll show ya how to sweep."
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I've got a little idea: Why don't you try to bring the "Wealth Cap" back into the current vernacular? Argue for a wealth cap of say $10 million in total assets and $1 million real income. No "I am a corporation and pay myself 1 penny a year, but have unlimited expenses allowed. Stratospheric for most of us, but beneath poverty to "Made-OFF" and other parasites.
"The Virtue of some of the rich is that they teach the rest of us to despise wealth." -Khalil Gibran.
Previously, the "Wealth Cap" was a term Socialists/Communists/Progressive visionaries tried to avoid like the plague because it usually poisoned people against them instantly. They all wanted to buy the lie that if they worked hard enough, saved enough, licked the rich elite's a-- total "Rusty Trumpet" style long enough they could be rich themselves. Now it's blatant it was all a total lie and even those with a ton of education aren't sure about living indoors anymore.
Notice the downgrade of security in what education bought you?
40s Ah got meez a 3rd grade education and I'm startin up mah own business...
50s I didn't finish high school, but my job at the plant pays (equiv $18 an hour today) and I'll make D-mn sure my son studies every chance he gets!
60s -Left- I'm living in a Tipi but if I want I can use my college to earn a lot of money. That's why dad's mad. Shh.. I'm also hiding from the draft so I don't murder innocents to support the Millitary Industrial Complex!
-right- I'm richer than Dad's boss because I studied business while the rest of the people either study drugs or art. Now to bribe Dad's doctor to get out of the draft.
70s You'd better stay in high school if you want a decent job. College if you want a good one.
80s Don't drop out of High School or you work minimum wage the rest of your life.
90s Don't not go to college or you'll work minimum wage the rest of your life.
00s Well, I got three college degrees and tons of refs and I worked better than anyone at my last three jobs, but I'm losing my home and car...
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I've got to hand it to the elites. They've done more for the cause of "Socialism" than was done by all the radicals the last few decades. Right now, people will go for things they'd called crazy years ago just to "Spread the misery equally" because they'll believe it is clearly the fault of the rich elite the problems we face today.
One could argue a wealth cap is good for:
1. One less Billionaire creates a thousand Millionaires or ten thousand people with 100K in the bank.
2. With rare exception, they do not "Earn" their wealth. They sit on a pile of money, expect it to magically grow and think it means we literally owe them a living. A wealth cap, no one would be 'untouchable' at gross wealth and entitlement for life.
3. No business could get big enough to have hundereds of stores operating at a loss to kill smaller competition, but then pull them in a heartbeat even if they are doing good and demand "Corporate Welfare" to boot.
4. There would be very little "Overseas" stuff, because the money to get past the bribery, politics, cost of setup and transport, etc...
5. The ultra rich cheat on taxes with dummy companies running a loss and cayman islands accounts. And, hey, if you have $80 million in income, of course you'll take the route where they spend $2-4 on lawyers, accountants and a lobbyist and get it down to zero. But if you have taxes on $100K income, it isn't worth the cost to do it safely or the risk to do it yourself, so more people will pay taxes.
A lot of sour grapes, sad but true to say. When you were going to college, did you not understand that a job wouldn't necessarily be waiting for you when you graduated? This only happens for people like George W. Bush. And, except for people like Bush, your best opportunity is the United States Military. As a college grad, you get to go to officer training, then tell other people what to do, even send them to their deaths, and they salute you for making their lives miserable. But everyone still gets three hots and a cot. You get the warm feeling from knowing lots of Americans put magnetized yellow ribbons on their cars and they're "For the Troops." That, and whatever you and your lawyer can squeeze out of the VA benefits system if and when you incur service-connected disability. And...AND you can go to college at the goverment's expense after you've done your military service. Wait, you alread did that before you joined the military. You can now join Veterans Organizations and march in parades and get angry and nostalgic whenever the Memorial Day and Veterans Day Sales are announced. If you eat too much and don't exercise, you can buy a huge, expensive motorcycle and drive all over the country to attand military funerals and be even more angry at people who don't pay much attention to injured and dead Veterans.
WAR! What is it good for? Absolutely you heard it here.
Simple, educated people vote for Democrats, even if they're homeless.
It's important to educate everybody because you don't know which 60% to 70% will end up as "the workforce," most of whom will be employed most of the time, and the Market wants an educated workforce.
It doesn't mean YOU will have a job the whole time. The Market doesn't care if you end up on the street. EDUCATION IS FOR ITS BENEFIT, NOT YOURS.
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