Our best and brightest do not need to take tech support jobs, nor do they remain in places like rural Mississippi.
Given the opportunity, I'm sure that you'll find some that would like to stay in Mississippi (or Iowa!). Is the problem of them leaving the rurual areas the desire to move to the city (for some it is) or a lack of opportunity for them (for almost all this would be the case)?
I live in a small town of about 600 people. A small shop like this (even just 10 workers and a single support person) would make a big positive difference in our local economy.
f you think about it, what else are folks in the midwest going to do during the summer, but go to work. no reason to call in sick to go hang out at the beech or go skiing.
You misspelled "winter" - the summers are actually not too bad.
There are probably more people like you out there than most people would think. If this kind of thing took off, it would provide a decent job market for people like you and me who want to remain in rural areas. It's not the kind of life for everyone (but don't tell those people too much - I don't want it to get crowded).
Like you, I am from the rural midwest, but was blessed with the opportunity to move back to my hometown and run a good sized network.
You must not have been working in a right to work state. In Iowa (and a few other states, I think), you can't be forced to join a union if you don't want to.
I'm setting up a "quick and dirty" backup for a coworker@home. I did some looking and can pick up an external USB hard drive enclosure and a used hard drive for about 1/2 the cost of a 1GB USB key. Not very handy for taking offsite, but they just got zapped in a major way and having some form (any form!) of backup would have greatly helped.
Also talked to them about an iPod - they have a business so they could have depreciated as a backup device:)
I think that Iowa will always be early in the process. It's a small state, so young campaigns have a chance to purchase less expensive advertisements than they would in larger states, and it gives the candidates a chance to meet the voters (more so than a larger state would).
Iowa and New Hampshire also have a filtering effect - this last cycle, they took the 9 Democratic "contenders" and narrowed it down to Kerry, Dean, and Edwards. That is a double edged sword, but it does help reduce the signal to noise ratio for candidates as the process moves forward into the larger states.
I think that most people are that way. It doesn't take too long before you've trained yourself to ignore advertisements - and don't even notice them when you see them.
The real problem with our democratic system? It lets whoever we ellect decide how to spend other people's money--sometimes up to hundreds of billions of dollars of other people's money. Expecting everyone (or anyone!) to stay honest in such a situation is just foolish.
So you're saying that we're sending too much money to Washington?:)
If the tax load was reversed (bulk staying local, state getting about the same, and the Federal government getting the scraps), we'd have at least a more accountable government - and the temptation for misusing other peoples money should be less when you know those other people.
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Think http://www.titonka.com/TAED.htm Titonka. If we can get even a small shop set up here, it would make a huge difference to our community.
Given the opportunity, I'm sure that you'll find some that would like to stay in Mississippi (or Iowa!). Is the problem of them leaving the rurual areas the desire to move to the city (for some it is) or a lack of opportunity for them (for almost all this would be the case)?
Same view, same price. I was thinking of any town (heck - any small city) where you can look out and see a tree or grass. Maybe a small pond.
Or better inputs (students) to begin with.
No - but he said that in a way that almost everyone could understand :)
Shh... Don't tell them - they'll come and spoil Iowa.
There are places outside of Manhattan that can have better window views than what is available in the city.
I live in a small town of about 600 people. A small shop like this (even just 10 workers and a single support person) would make a big positive difference in our local economy.
You misspelled "winter" - the summers are actually not too bad.
Perhaps they were talking about midwest rural - you know, the kind of people that actually can be understood by most Americans.
That wasn't baseball players - that was the pizza delivery guys they were talking about.
Like you, I am from the rural midwest, but was blessed with the opportunity to move back to my hometown and run a good sized network.
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Remember that when (and if!) you're drawing social security - it will be the kids of others that are paying your freight then.
You must not have been working in a right to work state. In Iowa (and a few other states, I think), you can't be forced to join a union if you don't want to.
They didn't bite at it - but I didn't realize that either - will keep that in mind.
It fits for what they need. Just need something to pop their data off of the internal hard drive.
If it could power the world today, what about tomorrow or the next day when it's not windy :)
Also talked to them about an iPod - they have a business so they could have depreciated as a backup device :)
Iowa and New Hampshire also have a filtering effect - this last cycle, they took the 9 Democratic "contenders" and narrowed it down to Kerry, Dean, and Edwards. That is a double edged sword, but it does help reduce the signal to noise ratio for candidates as the process moves forward into the larger states.
That's what eBay is for - unloading old stuff so that you don't have to toss it. :)
Purchase the older model at a discount.
I think that most people are that way. It doesn't take too long before you've trained yourself to ignore advertisements - and don't even notice them when you see them.
As far as declaring a party - all it does is get you in the door for the cauceses. It's not a big deal either way.
We shouldn't have to pay people to vote. It's a civic duty to do so - not one that should require a bribe.
So you're saying that we're sending too much money to Washington? :)
If the tax load was reversed (bulk staying local, state getting about the same, and the Federal government getting the scraps), we'd have at least a more accountable government - and the temptation for misusing other peoples money should be less when you know those other people.