Higher education riots

Amazing: I just read an article on the Moonbattery website about the student riots in Britain over the increase in the cost of higher education. I agree with the site's author, Van Helsing. Since when is higher education an entitlement? It's not. Yes, I know that it is virtually impossible to get a good job these days without a college degree, but that's because Liberals have established a marketplace where credentials mean more than knowledge and/or experience or practical know how. Not only that, what is the market for Philosophy majors or "Victim Industry" Studies majors? There isn't one, except for a very limited amount of positions in colleges and universities.

I'm so freekin' sorry that a lot of you spoiled brats just might find yourselves having to work some manual labor job that you consider beneath your dignity. The problems is, too many people are going to college in the first place. If you Liberals think that increasing federal funding so that more people can go to college is the answer, you are seriously misguided. First of all, if the government offers free higher education, it is going to limit the number of college students due to cost factors. The majority of you will not be allowed to attend college. You will be forced out into the workforce and into a career chosen for you whether you like it or not. Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.

Here's the plan as I see it, and I hope that the PhD in "Revolutionary Underwater Basket Weaving Studies" working for $10 per hour at Borders Books gets it. Life isn't fair, and your choice of field of study has determined what you are worth in our Capitalist society. Yes hippies, Capitalist, that horrible word. Until the time when you get your Socialist dictatorship, you will just have to accept that there are people like myself that are not going to bow and scrape to your "superiority." I, and millions of others like myself, are not going to be the slaves on your "plantation." We do not consider you to be our betters. In fact, we hold you in the same scorn and contempt that you hold us. The difference is, we are the ones that fix the things that you break, and please remember that those of us that fix things for a living, are perfectly capable of breaking things and passing the blame up to you. Are we anti-education? No. However, we want real education reform and a return to high standards, strict discipline, and civility in our schools. Also, we are sick and tired of your excuses about how and why certain kids can't read. It's because you Liberals screwed everything up.

Could Britain's education riots happen here in the US? Yes, they could...and I would hope that Conservatives would put a stop to them once and for all. We need to become a lot less spoiled.

The pendulum swings

It’s been a while since the November election. I didn’t have a chance to blog about it, but I’m fairly pleased with the outcome. I wish that the Republicans could have taken the Senate as well as the House, but having the House means that we control the money. That’s a good thing. All the moonbat stuff can now be de-funded. If you can’t repeal it, you can always make sure that there isn’t enough money to make it work.

The big ticket item right now is the tax rates. Will Congress let the current tax rates expire and allow income taxes to rise for everyone during a recession? Yes, EVERYONE hippies. It’s not just taxes going up for the "rich." Stop lying liberals. The question is, has anyone actually seen the tax bill compromise? Where is it? There is speculation as far as what is in it, and the president stated that there was a compromise agreement, one that he really doesn’t like, but is willing to go along with. What is being reported is that the Bush era tax cuts would be extended for two more years, in exchange for another increase in time for collecting unemployment benefits. OK, that’s fair, and if you agreed to this Mr. President, thank you. I will give credit where credit is due. However, I would like to see a caveat to the unemployment extension: You must prove that you are seeking employment actively and not holding out for a job that is not "beneath your dignity" based on your opinion you have of yourself and your level of education. In another words, you will take any job offered, even if it is shoveling shit off the back of a honey wagon. In exchange, you will receive unemployment compensation that makes up the difference between what you make and what you would make in unemployment benefits. If you are going to make $400 a week in unemployment benefits, and the job pays $200 per week; you would collect the other $200 in unemployment benefits to make up the difference. As you make more money the benefits reduce until you are making on your own what you would have made in benefits. Other caveats: If you are collecting benefits, you are subject to random drug testing, and you are not allowed to drink or smoke. You are not going to waste valuable government resources on non-essential items.

What, you don’t like it? Then get yourself off of unemployment ASAP. There are plenty of "helper" jobs for unskilled labor in the trades. Look at all the highway and infrastructure work that is going on and needs to be done. Who knows you might actually find that you enjoy your new line of work as you develop skills in the trades…or is working with your hands beneath you? If it is, get off your high horse. Your sanctimonious attitude is what cost you educated Elite Liberals this last election. The little people are now in charge. You can take your Socialism and shove it.