Thursday, November 10, 2011
Rebuilding The American Dream
I was reading the Van Jones article in The Index earlier today and found it to be quite relevant to our class. The article explains how Jones discussed the declining job market, how it's lead to millions of foreclosures, and where we as college students fit in. He goes on to explain that our generation is not only the most diverse in history, but also the biggest. This reminded me a lot of the the Prosperity 2050 reading in which they predict people of color to be the majority in our country by 2050. Regardless, he talks about the steps we need to take in order to create a new, more prosperous economy and form a new American Dream. His advice is to create jobs "through the creation and implementation of renewable energy, like wind and solar power." I not only think this is a great way to combat joblessness, but also a way to improve and further learn about the environment and its priceless services- a nice double-dividend.
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we really do need to revamp our economy. the jobs that were available in the past and now, will not be there/needed when it is our time to join the workforce. we must create new jobs for this changing world. jobs in renewable energy and earth friendly things will become very abundant. its time to make our opportunities.
ReplyDeleteI agree, renewable energy and other natural resources our ecosystem provides us with can tremendously affect our economy. With different types of technology needed, jobs could be created through that, and the fact that we are working toward environment cleanliness we create the incentive for people to produce. If we have a clean environment human health will become increasingly healthier and therefore more people will be available to join the work force contributing to our growing economy.
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