Capt Caveman
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Like McCain, Obama is telling the people what they want to hear to be elected. He will not be able to fulfill his promises without reneging on others. Guess which one he will flip-flop on to create more jobs?
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Just because you have a higher gpa than someone doesn't mean that you are smarter or better at your job then someone with a lower gpa. You must have just graduated and recently entered the workforce (not a knock on you, just saying) if you are putting this much emphasis on gpa.
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: PokerGuy
In addition to creating world class jobs everywhere, the Messiah can also make Kool Aid out of water
Fixed
LOL :laugh:
All this BS from both sides about how many jobs they'll create: the reality is that the president really doesn't have much direct power to create any jobs, which is why attributing a good or bad economy to a president is stupid.
Capt Caveman
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You would think with the $100s millions that the Obama campaign has in funds that they could hire some folks to develop a detailed economic plan and fiscal buget that covers how he plans to get the country out of the current economic crisis and beyond.
JulesMaximus
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Of course he can't. If we've learned anything during the last 8 years it's that the President can't do anything...nor is he responsible for anything that happens during his term.
Jeeez man, who are you? Didn't mean to offend you with my "whining"
What I was trying to point out was that various sectors made quite a bit of money off the last administration, and It'll be nice to (hopefully) be in one of those sectors in the future.
And no, you were not right.
Yup. The only people who really care about GPA are a) college graduates with no applicable experience looking for their first job, and b) companies looking to hire college graduates with no applicable experience.
With nothing else to go on, GPA is important to many companies. But the older you get and the more experience you get, the less your GPA matters. Frankly, by the time you hit 30, 95% of the companies out there won't even care if your GPA is "mysteriously" missing from your resume. All they care about is your current skill set, your recent accomplishments, and what your last employer and professional references will say about you.
In the grand scheme of things, GPA = so what. And no, I'm not a C-degree trying to dilute the GPA of those above me. I'm what you might call a "career student" (except I also have a "real job"), and have always had ~3.5 in my pursuits. Damn liberal arts classes :| . But really, it just doesn't matter (barring a few, very rare exceptions).
Here is a small taste of how he plans to do it. Keep in mind that this is by no means the entire picture. He wants to invest a lot of money in things like clean coal so that they grow and create more jobs. He also wants to invest money in programs to train the kinds people that have few marketable skills or simply want a change of pace in their career to be able to work at these kinds of jobs. Think of it like vocational schools/programs.
Things like that could also potentially get a lot of people that are struggling to get by with their low wages to be able to get a job that pays well and allows them to move up in life. That can help provide opportunities to get people off of social services or if they are not on any then help them reduce their debt so that they can provide more opportunities for their kids to get a higher education and succeed beyond their parents. It can also reduce our dependency on foreign sources of energy and fuel.
I realize the speculation. I realize the lack of confidence a lot of people have. However, what we are doing now is not working. It is time to try something different and this sounds like it could work.
I very much disagree.
Hope brings confidence and motivation regardless of why it exists. That is something this country is heavily lacking and I think it is one of the core problems hurting us right now overall. Such things cause people to work harder and bring about great progress.
Fear does not do that at all. Fear leads to a lot of irresponsible decision making.
You built a scenario that sounds reasonable. The problem I have is we could extend it out 100 years and make it sounds completely feasible.
When I see plans for a president my assumption is 4 years. Afterall that is all they can legitimately claim to work with. In this case that is 1.25 million jobs a year. Even if we went 8 years that cuts it to about 600,000 jobs a year. I dont give credit to presidents for job creation. But in this argument I can say policies could be enacted that will drive these job creations. That said I wont give a president credit for jobs created after they leave office either.
8 years and 5 million jobs would be a miracle. The only way I see him making that claim come true is if ne nationalizes the industry and hires all the workers then claims he created the jobs.
On top of this nearly impossible feat his plan revolves around good paying jobs. That means college educated and trained to work in this field. Do you think there are 5 million people working in green jobs today that would fit this category? Do you think our university system is going to shit out these people in the next 8 years?
If Obama truly cared, he'd make it so I wouldn't have to leave my bed to get a world-class job. Getting out of a warm bed on a cold morning is absolute hell - why should I have to suffer and slave just to get a McMansion and an SUV?
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