We need a serious administration that takes firm measures to reset the trajectory of our country. We need to reset the great reset.
While I tend to be more conservative in temperament and hate government overreach, our current situation leaves no time for weakness. The levers of power need to be wielded competently, effectively, and aggressively to dig our country out of the ditch it's in. Moderately better isn't enough. We live in a big world and big government is the norm. I'd love to live in a world where things are done locally again, but we're not there yet. Not even close.
So I think we need a new Trump deal. Employ young men, the free market isn't doing it right now. Make sure our food is safe and clean and cut out microplastics. Build housing. Mass deportations. Jacksonian civil service reform. As much as I'd like to just shit on the federal government, these last 4 years show what happens when real leadership is not present. Our country desperately needs a thoughtful realignment.
It will take generations to turn everything around. You aren't going to suddenly instill work ethics in young people. Youth today are entitled, broken, or both. Other than work-related injuries, I have called off work less than 10 times, and have been late for work less than 5. I have paid into SS 45 years, but worked cash jobs for several years in my youth, and didn't work for several years as an adult. However, I have never been on the dole either. I worked all the overtime I could get, side jobs, and second jobs.
Young people are late, call off, play on their phones, and don't work any more hours than the have to.
Young people will work their entire lives just to barely afford food and rent. College degrees are worthless. Trades are becoming oversaturated and diluted by foreign labor. Older people have no idea how many incentives for hard work have been removed by greed and corruption.
Even the laziest zoomer would show up on time if it guaranteed a house and a wife who could stay at home and a pension. Companies don't offer workers a good deal anymore.