Dogma: "The established belief or doctrine held by a religion, or a particular group or organization. It is authoritative and not to be disputed, doubted, or diverged from, by the practitioners or believers. Although it generally refers to religious beliefs that are accepted without reason or evidence, they can refer to acceptable opinions of philosophers or philosophical schools, public decrees, or issued decisions of political authorities."
Dogma is the last line of defense for any argument or movement. There is no two side to dogma nor is there any affective counter argument to those that competently believe in it. When it comes to American leadership the political 'right' uses this far more than the left. While that is no great revelation, it is still worth pointing out.
Getting back the problem of lack of jobs it is worth pointing that it is often dogma that is holding back affective reform and improvement of the American labor market. A work can no longer count on the protection of Unions in the this nation. Almost half the States are right to work states, and the whole of the south is right to work. Unions have been undercut and effective marginalized by laws like this and the negative view that prevails throughout America.
As I stated in part 2 (or tried to anyway), is that the employers are not in business for the workers but for themselves. They are out to make money for the company not the workers. It the fundamental nature of capitalism to make money. Unions counteract this component of capitalism by forcing the employers to involve the workers more in their business plans. Mostly by ensuring that the workers get fair compensation for their labor and protect the workers form being fired at a whim. The idea of Unions is to make the workers an equal to the employers.
Granted Unions have their flaws. However, their is nothing else in American society whose objective is to protect the workers in the labor market. Yes, there is the Department of labor on the federal and state levels. But there focus is more on safety, minimum wage and hour standards, and unemployment benefits. They are not a substitute for Unions.
While in a better world the government would try to fill this role. It hints to much at communism for the orthodox church of American capitalism. Politically it is not likely to happen in the current political climate. That is the outcome of Dogma. No debate can ever happen because the purity of capitalism is far more important than the well being the of the workers.
The service sector is quickly becoming the only place that workers can find employment. While service sector jobs can be high paying with good benefits it is far form the the norm. With American having a higher number of working poor than other first world nations.
What is needed now more than ever is institutions to combat the almost hate of workers rights that taints this land. Education is the key to this.
As I wrote before education is not a surefire way to higher paying jobs. But it helps a lot. However with most workers being able to only find jobs in the service sector their education is often put to waste. As most service sector jobs do not call for nor need high levels of education. Leaving the worker with high debt levels for an education that is not called for the labor the worker is engaged in.
Moreover, the poverty is rooted in US Education System. Education reform is need now more than ever. America spends only 5.7% of its GDP on education placing it 37th on the international rankings. While GDP is not the best measure as America spends only 4.8% of its GDP on military expenditure. However it accounts for 1/5 national budget. Educational spending is hardly a factor on the federal level.
While the nation needs a defense it is sad that a country that is not in a state of declared war spends more money on the military than another. 2009 U.S. military budget accounts for approximately 40% of global arms spending. Again Dogma often guides this as America is a nation without a clear foe. It is seen as weak to cut spending on the military. However with all this money being spent the military has to be used to justify the cost. Thus America is forever seeking a nail for its hammer. By vasts amounts America spends more and puts more effort into its military. More than all the other top military spenders put together.
It the states and local governments that pay for the education of the nation. It varies state to sate and city to city. However what is clear is that poorer areas will always have less money to spend on education. Effecting the quality of the education. Poorer areas cannot pay teachers more, cannot afford to update books and technology. The building cannot be upgraded nor can more be build to meet the needs an increasing population.
The Government needs to look at what future workers are being thought and needs to create national and uniform education standards. It has to put the same effort that it puts in military spending in education reform. Our educational system can be compared to an outmoded Army. The American educational system is Army armed with flintlock rifles fighting a war in a world of smart bombs.
Dogma is the last line of defense for any argument or movement. There is no two side to dogma nor is there any affective counter argument to those that competently believe in it. When it comes to American leadership the political 'right' uses this far more than the left. While that is no great revelation, it is still worth pointing out.
Getting back the problem of lack of jobs it is worth pointing that it is often dogma that is holding back affective reform and improvement of the American labor market. A work can no longer count on the protection of Unions in the this nation. Almost half the States are right to work states, and the whole of the south is right to work. Unions have been undercut and effective marginalized by laws like this and the negative view that prevails throughout America.
As I stated in part 2 (or tried to anyway), is that the employers are not in business for the workers but for themselves. They are out to make money for the company not the workers. It the fundamental nature of capitalism to make money. Unions counteract this component of capitalism by forcing the employers to involve the workers more in their business plans. Mostly by ensuring that the workers get fair compensation for their labor and protect the workers form being fired at a whim. The idea of Unions is to make the workers an equal to the employers.
Granted Unions have their flaws. However, their is nothing else in American society whose objective is to protect the workers in the labor market. Yes, there is the Department of labor on the federal and state levels. But there focus is more on safety, minimum wage and hour standards, and unemployment benefits. They are not a substitute for Unions.
While in a better world the government would try to fill this role. It hints to much at communism for the orthodox church of American capitalism. Politically it is not likely to happen in the current political climate. That is the outcome of Dogma. No debate can ever happen because the purity of capitalism is far more important than the well being the of the workers.
The service sector is quickly becoming the only place that workers can find employment. While service sector jobs can be high paying with good benefits it is far form the the norm. With American having a higher number of working poor than other first world nations.
What is needed now more than ever is institutions to combat the almost hate of workers rights that taints this land. Education is the key to this.
As I wrote before education is not a surefire way to higher paying jobs. But it helps a lot. However with most workers being able to only find jobs in the service sector their education is often put to waste. As most service sector jobs do not call for nor need high levels of education. Leaving the worker with high debt levels for an education that is not called for the labor the worker is engaged in.
Moreover, the poverty is rooted in US Education System. Education reform is need now more than ever. America spends only 5.7% of its GDP on education placing it 37th on the international rankings. While GDP is not the best measure as America spends only 4.8% of its GDP on military expenditure. However it accounts for 1/5 national budget. Educational spending is hardly a factor on the federal level.
While the nation needs a defense it is sad that a country that is not in a state of declared war spends more money on the military than another. 2009 U.S. military budget accounts for approximately 40% of global arms spending. Again Dogma often guides this as America is a nation without a clear foe. It is seen as weak to cut spending on the military. However with all this money being spent the military has to be used to justify the cost. Thus America is forever seeking a nail for its hammer. By vasts amounts America spends more and puts more effort into its military. More than all the other top military spenders put together.
It the states and local governments that pay for the education of the nation. It varies state to sate and city to city. However what is clear is that poorer areas will always have less money to spend on education. Effecting the quality of the education. Poorer areas cannot pay teachers more, cannot afford to update books and technology. The building cannot be upgraded nor can more be build to meet the needs an increasing population.
The Government needs to look at what future workers are being thought and needs to create national and uniform education standards. It has to put the same effort that it puts in military spending in education reform. Our educational system can be compared to an outmoded Army. The American educational system is Army armed with flintlock rifles fighting a war in a world of smart bombs.
Clear goals need to be defined. Highs schools should be creating future skilled laborers by teaching trades to students that do no want to go to college. Compete with credentials that prove this. There should no longer be testing. Students need to be taught how to think and how to find verifiable information in a digital age.
I will get more into educational reform later on.
Back to labor. A work needs to find a good job. The Government should create a national job registry that all citizens can opt in. It would create a database that job seekers can have their information made easily available to employers. A resume more or less that anyone can find. Also employers could comment on the laborer. As can laborers comment on what it is like to work for the employer. They would be oversight naturally. But it would be doable. A job seeker would not have to work to hard as they could search for employers that are seeking people with their skills.
A national job registry would not be a costly undertaking. We have the technology and it would need very many people to maintain it. Federal employees would watch over the registry and be held accountable for errors. While the private sector has job websites like this (hotjob, monster, etc.) None have to power of federal and state records. The laborer would not have to do much to have its name added and the information about them would be verifiable by government records. Giving a level of information about a workers that private sector simply does not have.
I will get more into educational reform later on.
Back to labor. A work needs to find a good job. The Government should create a national job registry that all citizens can opt in. It would create a database that job seekers can have their information made easily available to employers. A resume more or less that anyone can find. Also employers could comment on the laborer. As can laborers comment on what it is like to work for the employer. They would be oversight naturally. But it would be doable. A job seeker would not have to work to hard as they could search for employers that are seeking people with their skills.
A national job registry would not be a costly undertaking. We have the technology and it would need very many people to maintain it. Federal employees would watch over the registry and be held accountable for errors. While the private sector has job websites like this (hotjob, monster, etc.) None have to power of federal and state records. The laborer would not have to do much to have its name added and the information about them would be verifiable by government records. Giving a level of information about a workers that private sector simply does not have.
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