Thanks so much, Linda. Of course you and I both know why our elected officials are sitting on their hands. But, in my view, 🌿Leaves is not the venue to really get into it....
"This was carried out, not by an Act of Congress, which is legally required, but rather by only two extraordinarily wealthy men who don’t understand what it means to be suddenly unemployed, to lose the means of supporting one’s self or one’s family. They appear to be unconcerned about the Americans affected by the decimation of this program, both the workers and those who are recipients of their aid."
These two men, if I am thinking of the right ones, are, like many American businessmen, truly incapable of seeing the catastrophic results of their on the fly decisions. In American business, it is extremely easy to fire people at the drop of a hat without a second thought. However, American government should be in the business of giving desperate people jobs that fit their skills, not taking them away at a moment's notice.
Thank you for sharing your story …. Hopefully it will motivate me and others to join in your protests and resistance. My grandson was an Americore employee helping mid teen kids stay in school while he was sorting out his direction. He gave and received valuable aid and learning for two years that gave him a foundation to become who he is today. I will join your movement.
Hi, I am so sorry for both of you, and everyone else affected by two men who have no clue what it means to live paycheck to paycheck or hour to hour. I had a 17-year-old client years ago, whose parents were divorcing, and she didn't know what she would do after graduation. Americorps was the answer, and it was a lifesaver for her and so many others.
I am sorry to hear you and your renter are affected by this. Sharron. I understand there is at least one lawsuit pending that addresses this issue. Thank you for the detailed overview of Americorps.
The added article about Roosevelt's beautifully composed, highly effective programs for the training of young adults is very inspiring ( if I do say so myself.). Maybe you will have a look? Thank you KC for your comment.
I didn't realize Americorp people did so many various activities for our country. The Americorp program provided a bail-out funding for our ESL/literacy tutoring program in Truckee after I quit doing it. The energetic young woman hired to do my job did well for awhile, but was killed in a skiing accident. The adult who replaced her continued to sustain the program admirably, but for one of her experience, it didn't need to provide training.
This program as you've described it is essential because where else are young people going to get the construction and industrial skills needed to do the work you've described? Certainly not in schools. Even colleges barely offer such programs. In axing this program, it sends the message that young people have been trained to be drone workers in fast-food level jobs. And AI robots are already taking many of them as it is. W.T.F!
Thank you for sharing this personal experience and for your comments. 🌿Leaves has never been the place for political commentary, but I could not stop myself from speaking out on this debacle, this short-sightedness (We'll see how many subscribers I lose...)
You won't lose me. It's really sad what I see happening with education, especially in the trades. Universities are turning out drones who need that golden Masters to get beyond sharpening pencils. Yet we NEED Mexican workers to support our building construction, repair and maintenance, etcetcetc jobs. There I go again. SHUT UP, SUE!
I just read today that the Nevada funding for Americorp was cut. $400K and 40 workers were axed from a United Readers literacy program. That should make the government so much more efficient.
Now there's a plan - let's render forty more people unemployed and prevent a bunch of people who want to learn to read from learning to read. NOW... HMMM ... EXACTLY HOW DOES THIS SERVE OUR COUNTRY?
Well-written...I have trouble describing the current administration, without using the f-word as punctuation! I have marched in 3 protests, in the past 4 weeks, thanks to Rachel Maddow's inspirational reporting on the power of the people. We do have the power to make change. That hasn't changed. We are a government created by the people, for the people. If you need a ride to any of our peaceful (but powerful) demonstrations, you got it!! Thank you for this powerful post. I'm sorry "he who shall remain nameless", has affected so many, as well as you and your young renter! xo
The good people who are impacted are not even thought about in the world of billionaires!! Especially those who not only don't follow legal means, but, if others don't follow legalities, we are punished in ways we can't imagine. WE don't have minds like those who haven't the slightest idea how impactful one person's difficulty can be.
I am demonstrating and donating when I can.
Never will I give up thinking in moral terms, being honest, and compassionate!
Yes. A lot of us are so ashamed of what is happening in America and have much to cry about, but as you say, tears don’t do anything. We have to find the best way to act and then do it.
A reawakened memory. Down and out I was employed at largest Job corps center in nation for women. I patched up holes made from an electrical company that installed new lights in rooms in one wing of the old Poland Spring hotel in Maine 1966. Government helped thousands of women nationwide ; gave each pride to help the country. So glad you wrote this story Sharron.
Wow. Thank you, Richard, for this personal story. My mother was trained by and worked for the National Youth Association in 1940, and my own son worked for the California Conservation Corps in 1978 , where he learned skills that served him his entire life. These programs provide vital occupational training and they help make our entire country' s work force strong. It is an investment in America.
Our current government seem like a horror episode of The Twilight Zone. It is hard to believe it is reality. I will never understand how people thought electing Trump was ever worth considering.
So sorry to read this, though I am fascinated by the Americorps intentions and set-up; what a remarkable service it has provided.
We don’t take the news but it is impossible not to know of the tiny(minded) hands sweeping so much good off the table … and alarming to know that the checks and balances are ineffective. By the time court cases and people power finds ways to change things back, the structures are dismantled. Insights to the details and the human costs are so important, Sharron. So sorry for the impact this is having on you and your renter.
Sit-ins and handwritten letters have made impact in the past. Do it again. Do what works.
It beats sitting around complaining, doesn't it? Thank you, Kate
Writing letters has more impact on the receiver than you'd think while writing. Handwrit in the P.O. mail has more weight as well.
I believe you are spot-on here, Kate. Thanks
Absolutely appalling. I cannot fathom why Congress is allowing this, and I am so sorry about your roommate, her loss, and yours too.
Thanks so much, Linda. Of course you and I both know why our elected officials are sitting on their hands. But, in my view, 🌿Leaves is not the venue to really get into it....
Sorry you lost your renter, Sharron.
Oh, thanks, Ron. I will find someone. Might take a while.
Collateral Victims & Destruction of Donald Trump Inc are already Uncountable & Immeasurable
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Well, yes. It is truly a sad sad story, in my opinion.
.. I give you credit for - far more than ‘opinion ..
it’s your ‘collected perspectives & measuring .. that matter
"This was carried out, not by an Act of Congress, which is legally required, but rather by only two extraordinarily wealthy men who don’t understand what it means to be suddenly unemployed, to lose the means of supporting one’s self or one’s family. They appear to be unconcerned about the Americans affected by the decimation of this program, both the workers and those who are recipients of their aid."
These two men, if I am thinking of the right ones, are, like many American businessmen, truly incapable of seeing the catastrophic results of their on the fly decisions. In American business, it is extremely easy to fire people at the drop of a hat without a second thought. However, American government should be in the business of giving desperate people jobs that fit their skills, not taking them away at a moment's notice.
Spoken like an honorable human being. Work opportunity is far superior to welfare. Thank you, David.
Thank you for sharing your story …. Hopefully it will motivate me and others to join in your protests and resistance. My grandson was an Americore employee helping mid teen kids stay in school while he was sorting out his direction. He gave and received valuable aid and learning for two years that gave him a foundation to become who he is today. I will join your movement.
Thanks for sharing this, Wade.
Hi, I am so sorry for both of you, and everyone else affected by two men who have no clue what it means to live paycheck to paycheck or hour to hour. I had a 17-year-old client years ago, whose parents were divorcing, and she didn't know what she would do after graduation. Americorps was the answer, and it was a lifesaver for her and so many others.
Another personal story. This is touching us all in some way. Thank you, Janice
I am sorry to hear you and your renter are affected by this. Sharron. I understand there is at least one lawsuit pending that addresses this issue. Thank you for the detailed overview of Americorps.
The added article about Roosevelt's beautifully composed, highly effective programs for the training of young adults is very inspiring ( if I do say so myself.). Maybe you will have a look? Thank you KC for your comment.
I didn't realize Americorp people did so many various activities for our country. The Americorp program provided a bail-out funding for our ESL/literacy tutoring program in Truckee after I quit doing it. The energetic young woman hired to do my job did well for awhile, but was killed in a skiing accident. The adult who replaced her continued to sustain the program admirably, but for one of her experience, it didn't need to provide training.
This program as you've described it is essential because where else are young people going to get the construction and industrial skills needed to do the work you've described? Certainly not in schools. Even colleges barely offer such programs. In axing this program, it sends the message that young people have been trained to be drone workers in fast-food level jobs. And AI robots are already taking many of them as it is. W.T.F!
Thank you for sharing this personal experience and for your comments. 🌿Leaves has never been the place for political commentary, but I could not stop myself from speaking out on this debacle, this short-sightedness (We'll see how many subscribers I lose...)
You won't lose me. It's really sad what I see happening with education, especially in the trades. Universities are turning out drones who need that golden Masters to get beyond sharpening pencils. Yet we NEED Mexican workers to support our building construction, repair and maintenance, etcetcetc jobs. There I go again. SHUT UP, SUE!
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I just read today that the Nevada funding for Americorp was cut. $400K and 40 workers were axed from a United Readers literacy program. That should make the government so much more efficient.
Now there's a plan - let's render forty more people unemployed and prevent a bunch of people who want to learn to read from learning to read. NOW... HMMM ... EXACTLY HOW DOES THIS SERVE OUR COUNTRY?
It serves the Fourth Reich. He doesn't want anyone to be smarter than he is. Gees, it's only been 100 days.
Well-written...I have trouble describing the current administration, without using the f-word as punctuation! I have marched in 3 protests, in the past 4 weeks, thanks to Rachel Maddow's inspirational reporting on the power of the people. We do have the power to make change. That hasn't changed. We are a government created by the people, for the people. If you need a ride to any of our peaceful (but powerful) demonstrations, you got it!! Thank you for this powerful post. I'm sorry "he who shall remain nameless", has affected so many, as well as you and your young renter! xo
Thanks for the encouragement! You go, girl! And take someone else with you.
You bet, Sharron! I promise I won’t tie you up and drag you to a protest..lol, but I appreciate your support, Sister!! 💖
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Makes me want to cry.
The good people who are impacted are not even thought about in the world of billionaires!! Especially those who not only don't follow legal means, but, if others don't follow legalities, we are punished in ways we can't imagine. WE don't have minds like those who haven't the slightest idea how impactful one person's difficulty can be.
I am demonstrating and donating when I can.
Never will I give up thinking in moral terms, being honest, and compassionate!
Yes. A lot of us are so ashamed of what is happening in America and have much to cry about, but as you say, tears don’t do anything. We have to find the best way to act and then do it.
A reawakened memory. Down and out I was employed at largest Job corps center in nation for women. I patched up holes made from an electrical company that installed new lights in rooms in one wing of the old Poland Spring hotel in Maine 1966. Government helped thousands of women nationwide ; gave each pride to help the country. So glad you wrote this story Sharron.
Wow. Thank you, Richard, for this personal story. My mother was trained by and worked for the National Youth Association in 1940, and my own son worked for the California Conservation Corps in 1978 , where he learned skills that served him his entire life. These programs provide vital occupational training and they help make our entire country' s work force strong. It is an investment in America.
Our current government seem like a horror episode of The Twilight Zone. It is hard to believe it is reality. I will never understand how people thought electing Trump was ever worth considering.
I am sorry for how it has affected you.
Thanks, sweetheart. I will be just fine!
So sorry to read this, though I am fascinated by the Americorps intentions and set-up; what a remarkable service it has provided.
We don’t take the news but it is impossible not to know of the tiny(minded) hands sweeping so much good off the table … and alarming to know that the checks and balances are ineffective. By the time court cases and people power finds ways to change things back, the structures are dismantled. Insights to the details and the human costs are so important, Sharron. So sorry for the impact this is having on you and your renter.