We need to all get past Econ 101 and that is why I am calling this Econ 102. It is not just a second semester class in economics. It is a total rethinking of the subject.
Looking back on my educational experience in economics, 99% was devoted to "how" the economic systems work. They never discussed what the objective was. What it mostly stressed was how one could "game" the economic system for their own individual advantage. Does all this sound familiar to you? What our colleges and universities do is to prepare their graduates to go out into the country and see how they can "game" the system.
What do the political science departments do in our colleges and universities at the same time? They all seem totally out of touch with the economics departments. Just like the economics departments go back to old economic writers for their teachings, the political science departments do the same thing. Neither have a program that is forward looking and takes into account what we all know are the major factors affecting the future.
Now, take the sociology department and their attachment to things like global warming. Their message to their students are just as out of touch as the two above. If global warming is driven by the human population, then why don't they advocate more population control? See how out of touch they are?
What these three departments should be doing is discussing the "objective" of the whole country rather than just their individual power and egos. Notice how the technical departments are mostly silent when we all know that what they are teaching is the most important for the future of our country? I know that our colleges and universities are not serving their students. The fact that their department sizes have grown while the technical departments have show little growth or actually declined should be a wake up call for all. You only have to look at the waste of our country's wealth by our liberal student loan program.
I pointed out above how Econ 101 prepares our students to "game" our economic system while the political science and sociology departments prepare their students to "game" our government which is really the taxpayers who have private sector jobs. Are you starting to see that most of us are "gaming" the system rather than making the whole country more wealthy and with a higher quality of life?
Now, I ask you, "Are you gramming the system for your individual advantage or are you making the quality of life better for the "median family?" It is possible to do both, but few are doing it.
Looking back on my educational experience in economics, 99% was devoted to "how" the economic systems work. They never discussed what the objective was. What it mostly stressed was how one could "game" the economic system for their own individual advantage. Does all this sound familiar to you? What our colleges and universities do is to prepare their graduates to go out into the country and see how they can "game" the system.
What do the political science departments do in our colleges and universities at the same time? They all seem totally out of touch with the economics departments. Just like the economics departments go back to old economic writers for their teachings, the political science departments do the same thing. Neither have a program that is forward looking and takes into account what we all know are the major factors affecting the future.
Now, take the sociology department and their attachment to things like global warming. Their message to their students are just as out of touch as the two above. If global warming is driven by the human population, then why don't they advocate more population control? See how out of touch they are?
What these three departments should be doing is discussing the "objective" of the whole country rather than just their individual power and egos. Notice how the technical departments are mostly silent when we all know that what they are teaching is the most important for the future of our country? I know that our colleges and universities are not serving their students. The fact that their department sizes have grown while the technical departments have show little growth or actually declined should be a wake up call for all. You only have to look at the waste of our country's wealth by our liberal student loan program.
I pointed out above how Econ 101 prepares our students to "game" our economic system while the political science and sociology departments prepare their students to "game" our government which is really the taxpayers who have private sector jobs. Are you starting to see that most of us are "gaming" the system rather than making the whole country more wealthy and with a higher quality of life?
Now, I ask you, "Are you gramming the system for your individual advantage or are you making the quality of life better for the "median family?" It is possible to do both, but few are doing it.
