Thoughts on Work in America

The effects of the global economy and the access to cheaper labor via technology and illegal immigration is of a deep concern. Jobs empower the people with a sense of worth and a purpose. Look at the cities with the boarded up factories. Where did all the hard working people go and who moved in to replace them? It is not an entitlement, yet it is/was the backbone of our country to have the ability to earn an honest wage. The working poor is an outrage. We tend not to make things anymore. It appears we rely more on lower paying service jobs. These jobs are vital and are needed but need not be the main option. We should be able to break down the economy to build it back up. How can we just grow and grow and grow without an end? "The haves" salaries and prices that go ..up and up... it eventually is going to break. The shrinking of the middle. Be more of a dynamic economy. Bring down wages and bring down the prices accordingly. A 4-day work week to allow for less stress and a better quality of living. Slow things down, Change the tax structure. I'm not against the hard working guy who has earned his million. He/She is going to be alright. It's just the honest working guy out there that gets lost in the shuffle.