tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post493293814242925444..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: LABOR DAY CHALLENGEJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-88854100403996886342011-09-06T19:54:28.133-07:002011-09-06T19:54:28.133-07:00CopCar: Data may show Calif. has a predominate nu...CopCar: Data may show Calif. has a predominate number of people focused on healthy eating. I based my comment on observing supper market shopping cart contents, food being eaten at restaurants and what others talk of eating. I "step over the traces" sometimes, too. (A little early twentieth century phrase my Mom would have used in horse and buggy days.) Guess I missed reading some ofjoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-25929086446520273292011-09-06T14:49:43.794-07:002011-09-06T14:49:43.794-07:00Joared--Perhaps my data are out of date since I...Joared--Perhaps my data are out of date since I've not lived in southern California since the mid-1980s. I lived in the Bay area in the late 1980s. Actually, as you may recall, I lived in Albuquerque but kept apartments in California while working out there.<br />Cop CarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-36003122442595867752011-09-05T14:10:01.128-07:002011-09-05T14:10:01.128-07:00Darlene: Elections may be the primary focus, but I...Darlene: Elections may be the primary focus, but I think we need to keep pressing for more attention to actions in our national interest. <br /><br />Schmidley: I agree marketable skills are key whether for government or private employment. <br />Fortunately some corporations do make an effort to employ U.S. citizens, but many are known to use legal machinations that allow them to do otherwise. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-31853362450316251922011-09-05T09:56:05.822-07:002011-09-05T09:56:05.822-07:00Joarad: Thoughtful post. You are such a good write...Joarad: Thoughtful post. You are such a good writer. I like the way you drew my interest in and then got serious.<br />Happy Labor Day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-23791939876115578762011-09-05T09:06:46.135-07:002011-09-05T09:06:46.135-07:00Joared--Somehow, not one of the epicurean delights...Joared--Somehow, not one of the epicurean delights sounds like anything other than what it is - crappola faux food. (Yes, I'm one whose taste buds don't run to deep fried, in general.) I thought that the folks in Southern California were more health-conscious than that. Oh well, I thought that the well-off would understand that their self-interests should cause them to be less greedy and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-73331755927380587272011-09-04T23:17:38.302-07:002011-09-04T23:17:38.302-07:00Excellent post. A lot to think about here. I als...Excellent post. A lot to think about here. I also fear big troubles in our society if we don't get major course corrections soon. The super-rich seem to forget the lessons of history. When the top dogs refuse to share any of the wealth with the little guys, revolution follows. In a nation well-supplied with personal weapons, this is scary.Gabbygeezerhttp://www.gabbygeezer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-49433373810979506562011-09-04T17:29:56.547-07:002011-09-04T17:29:56.547-07:00All too often a company "says" it cannot...All too often a company "says" it cannot get the skilled labor only so it can get visas for foreign workers to come in at a lower wage rate. It does the required in-USA advertising of a position, once it is held by a visa holder, in obscure trade journals where it ain't likely to be seen by skilled USA citizens. Cab CompAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-45548609700863514892011-09-04T11:57:36.849-07:002011-09-04T11:57:36.849-07:00I really hate what is happening in this country!I really hate what is happening in this country!Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-76350650333546554412011-09-04T10:27:34.321-07:002011-09-04T10:27:34.321-07:00Lovely, thoughtful piece. I checked out the Wilby...Lovely, thoughtful piece. I checked out the Wilby article and agree with the point that marketable skills is where it is at. The PBS news hour interviewed two labor economists on Thursday, and the one who made the most sense spoke of structural unemployment. <br /><br />When 30 percent of US firms say they can't get the skilled employees they need, something is amiss in our education systemschmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-77934078279958255702011-09-04T09:44:27.650-07:002011-09-04T09:44:27.650-07:00There are no national goals in D. C. now. Only re...There are no national goals in D. C. now. Only re-election campaigns. The country is doomed.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.com