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Does anyone else feel the economy won't get better?
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 504405" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Terry you are extremely accurate. I may not have a master's degree in this stuff but I do have a very good handle on this even if I am living in the poor house. It helps that my father was a vice president of finance for a multistate corporation. That is why I ended up getting a degree in accounting. I tried going for another subject but I accounting was in my blood. I cut my teeth on ledger books. </p><p></p><p>The county I live in now was primarily agriculture and mills. Now that big tobacco is leaving and the mills have moved out of the country, this county is struggling badly. The main employers are the hospital system and the county. My county is a microcosm of the rest of the country. We need to retrain the workforce for the jobs that are out there. We used to be a workforce that was mostly blue collar but now we are turning into a white collar country. We will always need some blue collar workers and we should never eliminate those jobs. We would be fools if we ever thought we could get away from that. Without the construction workers to build the buildings and roads we would be no where. Along with all the plumbers, HVAC, roofers, electricians, mechanics, etc. But even those positions now require more education than in the past. </p><p></p><p>As you said Terry, the health care system is becoming different too. My private psychiatrist just had to leave his one man practice because he couldnt afford the whole overhead anymore. He had to go into a group that is associated with this big hospital system because they carry malpractice insurance, the building rent, etc. He just gets paid a salary now. He doesnt have to worry with paying all the expenses of salary for his employees, his rent, his malpractice insurance and hoping he comes out with a profit after it is all over. I know you understand that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 504405, member: 1514"] Terry you are extremely accurate. I may not have a master's degree in this stuff but I do have a very good handle on this even if I am living in the poor house. It helps that my father was a vice president of finance for a multistate corporation. That is why I ended up getting a degree in accounting. I tried going for another subject but I accounting was in my blood. I cut my teeth on ledger books. The county I live in now was primarily agriculture and mills. Now that big tobacco is leaving and the mills have moved out of the country, this county is struggling badly. The main employers are the hospital system and the county. My county is a microcosm of the rest of the country. We need to retrain the workforce for the jobs that are out there. We used to be a workforce that was mostly blue collar but now we are turning into a white collar country. We will always need some blue collar workers and we should never eliminate those jobs. We would be fools if we ever thought we could get away from that. Without the construction workers to build the buildings and roads we would be no where. Along with all the plumbers, HVAC, roofers, electricians, mechanics, etc. But even those positions now require more education than in the past. As you said Terry, the health care system is becoming different too. My private psychiatrist just had to leave his one man practice because he couldnt afford the whole overhead anymore. He had to go into a group that is associated with this big hospital system because they carry malpractice insurance, the building rent, etc. He just gets paid a salary now. He doesnt have to worry with paying all the expenses of salary for his employees, his rent, his malpractice insurance and hoping he comes out with a profit after it is all over. I know you understand that. [/QUOTE]
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