gov'nor
some of these people's campaigns, gah. I am still wondering if it is just Louisiana. I'm wondering how much truth is in the statement, "We like our politics and rice the same: dirty." I haven't been keeping up with the news too much. I lived in a bubble for two years, and I haven't quite kicked the habit. Besides that, the school paper last Friday gave us a summary of the people who are running for governor and a "bullet list" of their campaigns. (ie. education, economic development, tax reform, etc.) It was a clean summary. Too clean. What is partially understood in "economic development" may including raising minimum wage, raising teacher salaries. I personally thought that it was to get rid of the stupid incompetence that drives the competent out of this state. People complain that the pay for professional jobs is not as competitive as other states. Why? Because we keep raising minimum wage. And what people do earn, a great chunk goes to welfare.
I've seen some of the teachers in this parish. It is pathetic. They are teachers, but some don't show competence above elementary school math. Perhaps I'm being foolish. Perhaps we don't need an education to have jobs. Most of what you learn for a job, you learn on the job. So then why are we geared toward pounding facts into our brains instead of a simple apprenticeship system? We need a basic education, yes. Keep that. I'm sort of ambivalent about college.
Raise minimum wage. Are people out of their minds? Where the hell is the money for that going to come from? Raising minimum wage will cut more people out of jobs, and you know how they all love welfare here. Welfare and food stamps. Employers will have to be more diligent about whom they hire, since this will be a drain on their money. In theory that's a good thing. I don't approve of the idea of doing so in an area of high poverty.
At least Scott (a co-worker) backs me up on this, even though his views of politics/economics are somewhat inconsistent. There are people who live for the sole purpose of getting welfare, insurance, and food stamps from the government.
I worry, for the same reason why people worry about the poor, the hungry. I worry about the goodwill of man. One of us holds the perversion of the idea.
I'm starting to become a relativist, though I think it's good for me to check all the holes.
A month from now, I will no longer be able to apply the phrase "angsty teen" to myself.
oh yeah, a conversation I forgot to add.
Scott: I'm going to start a revolution. I'm going to shoot someone.
Cheryl: But it's the government. You can't pinpoint it on anyone.
Scott: Yes I can. I'll start by blowing up the IRS.
Current Mood: slightly annoyed and angsty 
