tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post6425945137181160839..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: Workforce training gets cut in US House budget proposalsLarry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-6433040434371954012011-02-24T20:31:30.895-06:002011-02-24T20:31:30.895-06:00Anon 7:41, not much of a bootstrap at under $15K a...Anon 7:41, not much of a bootstrap at under $15K a year at min wage. You need not agree, but least acknowledge the facts.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-84543476359191543222011-02-24T19:41:15.347-06:002011-02-24T19:41:15.347-06:00Take a minimum wage job and bootstrap yourself. Th...Take a minimum wage job and bootstrap yourself. These job training programs mainly benefit the organizations that host them .Its a myth that the government is going to train you for a high paying jobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-31283747217188021382011-02-23T20:07:23.937-06:002011-02-23T20:07:23.937-06:00When only 12% of the budget is considered "di...When only 12% of the budget is considered "discretionary," there are enough elephants to go around. <br /><br />Switching animal metaphors, there shouldn't be any sacred cows. But as long as AARP is the single most powerful lobbying group, and military contractors have suppliers and factories in every congressional district, it's hard to see how it's going to stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-70635962245837528412011-02-23T13:38:11.250-06:002011-02-23T13:38:11.250-06:00The true elephant in the room are the 2 ill-advise...The true elephant in the room are the 2 ill-advised wars we are waging. It cost $1.2M PER SOLDIER for a year in Afghanistan. Social Security is solvent for quite a few more years if they hadn't spent the money on other things. Our defense budget is more than the next 15 or 20 nations combined. There, Jerry are your elephants.Lorleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637942889958085683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-6966292465773405622011-02-23T12:12:02.188-06:002011-02-23T12:12:02.188-06:00Truly, our Congress is being penny wise and pound ...Truly, our Congress is being penny wise and pound foolish. However, until the true elephant in the room is attached--that is, SS, Medicare, Medicaid, and interest on National Debt--then this is the type of poor choices that we are going to see. The proposed 2012 Budget, if adopted and continued, will add $2 T of new spending per year between now and 2021. Where will this $2 T go? To the to the Big Three: 60% will go to SS, Medicare and Medicaid; 31% will go to the INTEREST on the National Debt. That leaves a 9% increase for everything else. These numbers are unsustainable, and will sap the ability of the Fed Govt to provide necessary services and rebuild the infrastructure of our country. Now is the time for leadership on this issue, or else all programs such as Workforce will be sacrificed on the altar of the Big Three.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023969783606309377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-46826712956934673082011-02-23T10:55:09.734-06:002011-02-23T10:55:09.734-06:00All the House has done so far is vote to put even ...All the House has done so far is vote to put even more people out of work. Still no mention of the never ending wars that are bankrupting this country more than any of the programs they are gutting ever have. <br /><br />Isn't it time for people to start writing their legislators and start protests to get out of the war business NOW!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com