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IronLionZion

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22. how about rural kids too, and suburban, and everywhere else?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2017, 05:19 PM

Feb 2017

Trade jobs are good honorable jobs and it shouldn't matter where someone is from.

People who know what's best for others can just go to hell. What an asshole.

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Senator: Trade jobs better for inner-city kids than college [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2017 OP

Gee, A GOP rep said that, who'd a thunk? eom DonViejo Feb 2017 #1

fuck you Eichelberger, you ELITIST ASSHOLE Skittles Feb 2017 #2

well we all know heaven05 Feb 2017 #3

Tiny, very, very tiny bit of truth there Phoenix61 Feb 2017 #4

truth not that small...skilled trades can make good bucks dembotoz Feb 2017 #5

But it shouldn't have to do with the inner cities versus anywhere else. LisaM Feb 2017 #6

i totally agree with you dembotoz Feb 2017 #9

I completely agree that skilled trades are undervalued. LisaM Feb 2017 #14

This advice holds for white rural kids as well. mainer Feb 2017 #20

Reminds me of Scalia's remarks Danmel Feb 2017 #7

Odd, I would think rural kids need voc-tech just as much as urban kids would... haele Feb 2017 #8

Reminds me of the scene in the Malcolm X movie muntrv Feb 2017 #10

Thanks for the memory refresher. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2017 #17

"Inner City" MedusaX Feb 2017 #11

If only Ben Carson safeinOhio Feb 2017 #12

The trade school graduates are going to run the world packman Feb 2017 #13

Skilled tradesmen are badly needed DeminPennswoods Feb 2017 #15

No matter where you live hollowdweller Feb 2017 #16

What a bonehead. The trades are better for lots of people TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #18

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2017 #19

Yeah - we don't want them "uppity" Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #21

how about rural kids too, and suburban, and everywhere else? IronLionZion Feb 2017 #22

In other words... dawn frenzy adams Feb 2017 #23

Historically, white trade unions kept blacks out BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #24

So what trade are his children persuing instead of college? Thor_MN Feb 2017 #25

Yep, those inner-city kids just don't have the potential of the mutant yokels living in meth country Lanius Feb 2017 #26

Maybe they can pick cotton maxrandb Feb 2017 #27