commentary
social commentary
socialist commentary
listened to the thin man
give his state of the union
speech
listened to all of it
pretty non controversial
did not take notes
but remember some of the
highlights I remember are
minimum wage
$10.10
for federal employees
not for the bottom
one percent
eventually we will end
up with the 50 cent cup of
coffee costing a buck
then the minimum wage
will be useless
subsidize food
rent
fuel
and stabilize the economy
there is no other reasonable option
however
there are some pretty thoughtful
people out there
who could come up with a
plan to get between
hard core capitalism and
hard core socialism
but they are not in economics
“Society turns away from the aged
worker as though he belonged to another
species. Old age exposes the failure of
out entire society.” Simon de Beauvoir
i noticed a short statement about
attempting to bring
young men of color
more in line with the national
unemployment statistics
their numbers are much higher
than the rest of the demographic
the pres skirted over this very quickly
and there was a palpable silence when
he brought it up
so i will elaborate on this idea
i read a report about the graduation
rate in
predominately black universities
i think southern university
in new orleans
the comment was that the worst thing for
college education for young black men was
more young black men
the temptation to party is too great
perhaps
and they party till they flunk out
this is a fact
separate but equal does not work
now i am still a fan of the thin man
he has shown me that he is
far above a representative citizen
and an exemplary person
then I listened to the comments about
homeless
ness
in this town
the comment was made
that poverty is not pretty
but
they have tourists taking
slum tours in
rio de janero
and india
better them than us
i suppose is the lure for gawking
some people who are classified as
homeless
prefer that mode of living
but I know that the supposed 600 beds
which are available
do not guarantee
sleep or safety or sanitation
the rate of respiratory infection
is extremely high
almost certain
and anyone who has caught the
shelter cough
knows whereof i speak
more tent space may be a better route
than more beds
and more willingness to hire people
for an hour or two a day
and let them put 20 bucks in their pocket
would be a life saver
reality is that there are more and more
people who are heading towards
homelessness
and if they can be helped
before they are homeless
the whole situation would be
much improved
it is a shame that for people
who are working and trying to
avoid live in the streets
there seems to be little help
for them
it is a never ending fight for
some people to just stay
in a home and in groceries
once a person takes the plunge
and is in a situation where they
have no permanent housing
they often slide into a lifestyle
and a mindset which they remain
in for years
the tough hardened so called
street people
are inventive survivors
the coyotes of the human race
they will always be with us
anyhow such are the comments
from this perspective
mr cayetano
“The stress laid on upward social
Mobility in the U S has tended to
Obscure the fact that there can be
More than one kind of mobility and
More than one direction in which it can
Go. There can be ethical mobility as well
As financial, and it can go down as well as up.”
Forgot the author
