If it is not education…… it is poverty…..do not misunderstand me….I think poverty should be eliminated completely….but that is wishful thinking…..why?  For one, capitalism needs poverty….and two, if it was eliminated, what would politicians have to talk about?

First, we have had programming after programming on what should be done in this country to bring our educational system up to where it belongs…..but instead we here what programs are working in New York or what school is graduating what skilled people or …..well, you get the point……yes there are successes but none of this programming will ever complete the job that is needed, a massive job, I may add…..all it does is give some person who has written a book or who is looking for a job an outlet…….

Let us not forget the next big issue that gets lots of lip service but NO action…..”Going Green”…..another attempt to be relevant but falls short, way short……the channels zero in on this business or that attempt or this person….and yet….NOTHING is being done other than some lame stop gap measure……they can change the color of their logo and give us all kinds of programming….but if NO one is listening or cares….then “green” is just another bumper sticker…….

And now I see lots of programming on poverty and the costs to the nation…..I think it is a lovely gesture to zero in on the problem….but we have done all the talking that is required and anymore talking will NOT make poverty a thing of the past….once again NO one is listening and at worse, NO one cares…..

Poverty is ever expanding and until the nation makes it priority to eliminate then all the well meaning talk is in the end….just well meaning and falling on deaf ears….I regret to say…..in a country that worships the creation of wealth….poverty is just NOT that important.

If you think I am mistaken then look at the campaign stuff…..there is NO one that is talking about poverty….only some vague idea on how to avoid it……