So that every one knows. California will more than likely file Chapter 9 this year. They are hurting, the poverty zones are hurting.

There are whole blocks of Foreclosed homes, and whole subdivisions of nice homes that are empty only except sporadic families.

The influx of people getting degrees is causing them to flood into a straining work market. The work market is straining because of the other. They are mutually affecting each other and making the system worse.

How do you support an economy when 71% consumption makes up part of the GDP?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States

Like the trends forecast, it will likely get worse soon. Especially when China give the US the one fingered salute.

Wow, where to start?

How about, peaceful protests on public lands should never have the police called. You got a problem with protesters? Deal with it, you already made your choice, now accept the repercussions of your actions.

Did they raise the tuition in order to discourage enrollment or because they're underfunded? No one should be discouraged from seeking higher education, for any reason. As for underfunding universities, don't even get me started on how out of whack our system is that education has to beg, borrow, and steal to fund itself poorly, yet there always seems to be plenty of money to build tanks and bombs.

There is going to come a time, likely within this century, when non-creative jobs will go away. These tedious and menial jobs will become all but entirely automated, and the skilled laborer will become a novelty, relegated to a very few who work their trade not because it's a needed job but an art, much like people who hand craft furniture or diving helmets do today. At that point people will be extremely limited on what they can do, either they'll become artists or scientists. Unfortunately that will leave the vast majority of people unable to survive simply because they'll either not be talented or intelligent enough to contribute. It may seem far-fetched but it is bound to happen, the only question is when.

Once that happens what do you do to maintain your society?

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