Post#4: part of my draft about inequality

The American' society two or three hundred years ago, the same as the society today, was divided on classes, but without strong boundaries between them. In his article “Confronting Inequality” Paul Krugman, who teaches economics at Princeton and writes an op-ed column in New York Times, said: “Ever since America’s founding, our idea of ourselves has been that of a nation without sharp class distinctions – not a leveled society of perfect equality, but one in which the gap between the economic elite and the typical citizen isn’t an unbridgeable chasm” (p.323). So, anyone could “build the bridge” from class to class. The class mobility was pretty high because the gap between classes wasn’t that big. Today, unfortunately, the gap between classes looks more like Grand Canyon.

Post# 3: conection between Mike and Rich Kids...

First, I was confused: what type of connection might be between Mike and Rich Kids; person, who do not want to lose 25 cents/hour of his salary "cause it's $10 a week" and people who talk about million/billion numbers... But when read Mike's interview second time I realize that, yes, Mike and Rich Kids live financially ex-trimly different lives, but there are common feelings they share about it: they are bored, tied of this life, and have no goal, no plans for their future.
Of course, it seems more fun to be bored with parties then with hard job; and its probably feels more secure if you don't know what you want to do in the future because you have too much money, then if you don't know what to do because you have no money. But the bottom line: they are not happy. They don't satisfied with their lives and they don't know how to change it.
Actually, Mike already kind of give up: he wants pretty much nothing for himself - beer on the couch in the end of the day, beer in the bar in the end of the week and "homework" time-to-time. One good thing, he still has hope for his son.
On the other hand Jamie Johnson made the film "Born Rich" because he was trying to find the answer: what to do with his life? with all those money? how to find sense and meaning in life? how other Rich Kids handle it? what they will to do with their lives? who do they want to be?

As I remember no one couldn't answer those questions...

Bonus Post :article about The Health Bill

Ok, before I can answer the questions in the bonus post I need couple more days just to understand the article! While reading the article I realize that I have a little bit a weak knowledge of American history, so I will take some time and will research few facts which were mentioned, like:

1) "The pretax incomes of the wealthy have soared since the late 1970s, while their tax rates have fallen more than rates for the middle class and poor." - Is it really?

2) "the age of Reagan."- What does that mean?


3) "The laissez-faire revolution that Mr. Reagan started did not cause these trends. But its policies — tax cuts, light regulation, a patchwork safety net — have contributed to them." - What are all those "policies"?


4)"what is the proper balance between the market and the government?" - Is there suppose to be a balance? What kind of balance is it?

Post #2: part of my draft

Personality tests were not designed to be used exclusively to answer a question “to hire or not to hire”. Reference checks, experience, education, and technical skills suppose to have influence on the final decision. Personality tests are just neutral, objective, assessments that identify your personal qualities or points of view on some (not all the time even work-related) questions. There is not such a thing as “pass” or “fail’ personality test. But in reality is it true? Barbara Ehrenreich in her book “Nickel and Dimed” gives an example of a “little survey” - personality test which she took in Wal-Mart, where she was assure that “there are no right or wrong answers…just whatever I think” and after computer gave her score she’d been told she “gotten three answers wrong – well, not exactly wrong but in need of further discussion”. So, do the employers really follow the rule do not make decision to hire or not based just on personality test?

Hi.
I call my blog "No Time for Blog" because I have so minimum time for my homework, that to chat on The Mother Blog ( I mean The Squatting Toad blog which connects us all) is not an option for me. So, I am apologize to The Mother Blog's Creator, but I will do as minimum posts and comments as I can ( just enough to keep my image of a good student).
I work in average 5 nights a week from 8pm till 4:30am and I have school 4 days a week. Sometimes I do not sleep 24-30 hours on a row: classes at school, night shift, classes at school and only after that "bed-time".... But I am not complaining. That is something which I need to do if I want to achieve my goal: I want to be a doctor. I have two university degrees back in my home-country (I am in USA only 3 years), but they pretty much useless here, in America: first off all because my diplomas are from another country and USA is very picky about it; second of all - my diplomas are not related to a medical field. So, I need start from the beginning to make my way up.
As you might understand from my schedule I believe in hard work. If you will work hard and plan smart, show a little creativity - you will definitely achieve your goals!!! Or you can get lucky, win a lottery and also achieve your goals! Until that: work, plan, work, learn and work....