Help Wanted

Since when is it the responsibility of the government to create jobs? There needs to be some accountability by the people to accept that we are falling behind. Our lifestyle has started to exceed the amount of money that we are bringing in. The economy is a complicated machine that has been fed a virus led by the people, the government, and big business. Those that have lost jobs need to re-examine their skill set and create a job for themselves or take a pay cut and get used to the new style of living in America.

There are always opportunities in America and around the world, but our need for goods at a lower price, shareholders demanding huge profits, and people buying what they cannot afford has placed a strain on those that have made proper financial decisions. The president is not responsible for creating jobs. We the people need to create jobs, support American companies, and educate ourselves so that we can compete with the global markets.

Call center jobs have been lost to companies in India, manufacturing jobs have been lost to sweatshops in China, and it is easy to see what is happening when you stand in line for one of those new shinny phones- we are supporting everyone but ourselves.

Some people laugh and say that America will always be a superpower, but that is a theory that is slowly crumbling. America is an Empire and our walls are starting to burn, and our weaknesses are being shown across the world. The time of American exploitation is coming to an end. This is not a “the end of the world” conspiracy theory, but this is the end of the world as we knew it. This is reality. America has no natural resources that other countries are dependent on. America has depleted all creativity and has subjected itself to a state of vegetation.

This vegetation, or coma, is reversible- we can demand for companies to bring jobs back to America. We can increase the amount of tax on imported items. We can fix health care so that it is affordable for companies to offer their employees health care and compete with companies around the world. Capitalism is a system that is dependent on the citizens to spend money and government to regulate and protect the people. The more that we depend on the government to fix the economy, the larger the government becomes. The more government jobs that are created equal more taxes we are forced to pay.

Teachers, police officers, public officials, fire fighters, military personal, and a wide range of other jobs are all dependent on taxes for salaries. This money does not come out of thin air. So when people express their concern about the government fixing the economy it has to be understood that the only way to fix a capitalistic economy is by spending. Small business is the only way that we will escape this horrible economy. The corporations only care about the shareholders not the employees. The President is a man, a mortal, not a job making cybernetic machine. Americans have always found a way to forge forward. That is how our country was built. It is not the responsibility of the president to find citizens a job but rather the citizens to create jobs and opportunities for each other.

We have become lazy and dependent on government. We should not always look for someone else to blame, but rather find solutions ourselves. We can not continue to fight amongst each other and be divided by political agendas and religious ideology. Change within America has never been easy- there has always been bloodshed, riots, and causalities, but this is a revolution that many do not want to face.

Be a Mentor: Because Kids Need More Thank Just Milk and Cookies

Everyone needs someone in their life to help them reach their goals and often find those hidden skills that are tucked away deep down inside. A mentor is something that all of us can be, no matter what we do for a living. There is always someone out there that needs a little guidance and help. I have spent years helping people around me. I had a mentor that showed me the importance of music and also how damaging some negative music can be to our society. This individual was a father figure to me and unfortunately, is no longer here to see me showcase my skills to the rest of the world.

Becoming a mentor is one thing that we can do to make this a better world. There are always Big Brother and Big Sister programs that are searching for individuals that have the time to spend with the youth. This is a great program but some individuals do not have the time to attend this type of structured mentoring program. Some churches also have mentoring programs that can be helpful, but issues that I have with programs that are dependent on a belief structure is that those views are often forced fed to the individual that is being mentored.

Why is mentoring so important? We live in a world that is dependent on a particular skill set to earn a living. We live in a country that has lost control of our media, the same media that bombards our children with their agendas 24 hours a day. It is important for us to share the stories and experiences that we have been through so that our children do not make the same mistakes we might have made in the past. Helping someone achieve their goals is the best feeling in the world. It is important for us to help create a country that is filled with individuals that are bright and can avoid the mistakes of the past.

The youth look to adults to figure out how they should react in certain situations and they depend on us to teach them how to survive in a world that is forever changing. We all have something to share with another individual. Our educational structure is failing our children and it is up to the parents and the citizens of America to educate our children. There are children that are just roaming the streets while their parents are working two jobs and do not have the time to raise them anymore. Parents are sometimes consumed by the materialism themselves and have often allowed the glowing box to be a mentor for their children.

I am not suggesting that you gather up the little children in your neighborhood and feed them cookies and milk, but rather engage in conversation that will help them make the right decisions. The youth in America are asking for help. You can tell by the music that they listen to, the televisions shows that they enjoy and the increase in teen-pregnancies. We all complain about the world and how it is failing apart, but what are we doing to make it better?

Become a mentor to a person at work and show them how the business works. Mentor a family member that may be dealing with issues and needs another perspective on life. All of our experiences are only random acts if we do not learn from them and share them with others.

Simpler, Quicker, Dumber: The American Zombie

Is it me, or is everything too easy? With just a few keystrokes you can find just about anything. No longer do you have to search for material at a library, read a book, or even write you own paper in college (as long as you have some left over money from binge drinking). Even commercials express the ease of life with their easy button.

This new easy lifestyle has even been forced upon my favorite game of all time- Madden NFL. I should have known when the back of the case stated that the new Madden 2011 is “Simpler. Quicker. Deeper.” I use to like searching for the next play that I was going to use to exploit my opponent. But now they have this option to let the computer pick your play. WOW- never mind actually playing the game, just drop your money off at the store, unwrap the game, and watch the pretty graphics unfold. On the outside of the box it should say “No Skill Needed Just an HD TV”. I understand that this is some new option and that I can still pick my play, but did the public really want this?

What ever happen to the good old American way? Does anyone still believe in working hard for something? After all, it is the only true way to appreciate what you have. Life has become too easy and our children will fall victim to it. We are breeding the new American Zombies. Traveling in packs- snatching up the latest products that feed us radioactive rays that are eating away at our brains. That’s right, some sort of Zombie creation that is product driven, without the capacity to do the simple tasks in life.

Let us explore some of these recent trends. GPS applications. No need to know how to read a map or know what street you are on, just follow the blue dot. Can’t follow the dot? That’s OK, just listen to the computer voice! Then when you arrive at your destination and find the only parking left is the dreaded parallel spots, no worry! Your car will park itself perfectly for you! Now you need to find a place to catch a good meal, well there's an application for that as well! It can even count the calories! Forget about finding that cool hidden hole-in-the-wall. Just pull up your friend’s reviews on Yelp! or Foursquare! Don't know how much to tip? There is an application for that too! Now who will join you at this fine dining establishment? Can’t find your friends? That’s ok, you don’t need to actually call them anymore, just check out their new GPS enabled Twitter Feed! Oh- there they are!

It is too easy to get married, then divorced, to have kids- or eliminate them. It is too easy to fail high school and get a G.E.D. It is too easy to sue anyone for anything. It is too easy to become a left or right wing nutcase without examining the issues with any critical thinking skills. It is too easy to access credit, create debt, and then wipe it away for seven years. There is no accountability in a majority of the things that we do in life and it only seems to be getting worse. Is it because we have decided to push the easy button too many times?

So the next time you plan a trip maybe investing in an actual map might be a good purchase. Besides, this may help for streets and neighborhoods that may not be on MapQuest yet. Try reading a book from cover to cover and those college credits might really be earned. Life is getting easier and the damage to the human brain is not yet understood. Will our brains start to shrink? Will we become more dependent on collective thought rather than our own? I see a future that includes a nation of American Zombies with nothing but barcodes because reaching for our wallets takes too much effort.

No Mosque in My Hood

You are kidding me right? People all across America have decided that it is not in good taste to place a Mosque two blocks away from Ground Zero. Some say that it is some sort of sacred ground; well I think that the ground we walk on is sacred. Or is the elimination of the Native Americans not included in this sacred conversation? But once again the American citizens have showed the world what they do best- and that is to discriminate.

A land that was built on the concept of Freedom of Religion has decided that it wants to restrict the location of a religious facility. I wonder if the strippers that are also located two blocks down the street from Ground Zero have any issue with taking money from these future tourists that want to see the forbidden Mosque. But the strippers support the model of the new America, more money and more taxes- that is how we roll. I guess taxi drivers will not take paying customers to this new Mosque at all.

I have seen Mega churches take over farmland, while rich Christians make their Sunday trip to church to only forget the teachings from the ministers. I see news reports of Christians and Catholics that have molested children and pillaged money from the congregation to support their ultra-elite, ultra-holly lifestyles. So if you ask me America has a problem with religion as a whole and not just a Mosque being built in New York City next to Ground Zero.

Some argue that this mosque only acts as a tribute to the portrayers of 9/11. That is only if you have been feed all the lies by the media and think that all Muslims are some evil terrorist waiting to blow your silly ass up while sipping on a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

Americans pay tribute to the terrorist act all the time. We have used drones to kill more innocent people than 10 times the amount of people killed on 9/11. We have fought wars that have been created by lies; we have propped up evil men across the world and put them in control to do the evil that we wanted but never would admit to.

But Americans, please think about the situation for what it is and not for what the media wants you to believe. They want to build a recreation center, and a mosque, they want a place to worship. This should be something that we all support no matter what type of religion is being worshipped in the building.

Like I always say, if you want to believe in a talking snake, and that all of the animals in the world could fit on one boat with out slaughtering each other then that is your business. But do not deny another individual to believe in what they want and hinder the development of productive members of society.