Cuts in programs only a temporary solution.
In the journal this morning Nov, 28th was an article about the governor cutting social programs and people on welfare. How can you solve this problem when the only jobs the state is only interested in attracting high tech jobs to our state. Here in Smithfield, Fidelity and Dow have set up shop and that's great except for the fact that the jobs they provide are not for the people on welfare.
How does the governor expect to get people off welfare if the state does not try to attract companies that provide manufacturing jobs and the like that provide jobs for people with limited skills so these people can make a decent wage and get out of the system.
Another solution to the problem is education , not just in Rhode Island but our whole country, our education system is geared to the fact that everyone is going to college when the fact is that not every student actually can or wants to go to college and a student graduating from high school today has not learned the skills to survive in our society. What the system needs is more vocational train, starting around junior high school. This would also help solve the drop out problem because the students who know they are not going to college will see they are actually learning something that can help them get a job when they graduate and they will become tax paying citizens.
Cutting social programs may help solve the budget problems but it's only a temporary solution. There has to be a long term solution which should include jobs and a change in our education goals.
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How does the governor expect to get people off welfare if the state does not try to attract companies that provide manufacturing jobs and the like that provide jobs for people with limited skills so these people can make a decent wage and get out of the system.
Another solution to the problem is education , not just in Rhode Island but our whole country, our education system is geared to the fact that everyone is going to college when the fact is that not every student actually can or wants to go to college and a student graduating from high school today has not learned the skills to survive in our society. What the system needs is more vocational train, starting around junior high school. This would also help solve the drop out problem because the students who know they are not going to college will see they are actually learning something that can help them get a job when they graduate and they will become tax paying citizens.
Cutting social programs may help solve the budget problems but it's only a temporary solution. There has to be a long term solution which should include jobs and a change in our education goals.
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