West Virginia

“ Those jobs are not coming back!” So did the elected Officials there. Anyone who watched those Town Halls and knows anything at all about how the economy is changing understands that.

But honestly it is not just WV, it is all over the country. The same can be said about most states, big city or rural..

In my area right now there are factories that need skilled workers so badly. Thousands of jobs are going unfilled.

But companies are also to blame. After years of surplus workers they dropped Apprenticeship programs. Labor was downgraded. College for all was preached. Today a 2 year Degree or even Vocational School can give you a high paying kob. Tool shops all over are begging for workers.

So many today will not start at the bottom, move up as they gain experience. Some will choose to move out of poverty. I may be a Democrat who believes in a hand up, not a several generation dependence.

I agreed when Clinton and Gingrich put a time limit and work requirement on Welfare. Only the ignorant think someone else will fix things for them.