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Kuyidrayivu enhle. Abangani bami eSweden bahlala basebenzisana nezimpawu zabo ezinemibala e-rose lapho ngikhuluma ngokushayela e-US. Bacabanga ukuthi kufana Thelma noLouise noma uJohnny Depp ohweba lapho eshayela khona ehlane lapho kushona ilanga, egqekeza ubucwebe phakathi komkhathi obanzi womhlaba namatshe. Kepha, cha. Lokhu akuyona badway yokuphuma-entshonalanga, i-guyliner kinda drive epholile. Yisnoozer, umhubhe-umbono wemoto yedrayivu - enamaphoyisa amaningi kakhulu futhi anezindawo ezanele zeShetz.
Woza ucabange ngakho, kuyamangaza ukuthi ngize ngasibona isibonakaliso. Ngaso leso sikhathi, kuyamangaza ukuthi angikaze ngiyibone. Ngiye nganqamula imingcele yasenyakatho naseningizimu yeNorth Carolina izikhathi ezingaphezu kweshumi nambili empilweni yami futhi angikaze ngibone isimemezelo sasemngceleni sesiqubulo sethu esithi: "Isifundazwe Esinobungane Bezempi kakhulu Kuzwelonke!" Futhi lapha ngangicabanga ukuthi okuqukethwe kokuba Okokuqala ku-Flight. Yini ebaluleke kakhulu kwezempi? Kusho ukuthini lokho? Bengingazi nokuthi kunomncintiswano walokho. Njengoba ngididekile futhi ngingakhululeki njengoba bengibona lo msele, kwanginikeza okuthile okufanele ngikuzindle ngalawo mahora ambalwa edlule.
Bonke batshelwa, isilinganiso semali yezempi ukumboza isikhathi kusuka ngo-Okthoba 1, 2018 kuya kuSepthemba 30th 2019 kungama- $ 892 billion. Lokho kufaka isabelomali esiyisisekelo esingu- $ 616.9 billion soMnyango Wezokuvikela ($ 19.8 billion ngaphezulu kwe-DoD ebiceliwe ekuqaleni), $ 69 billion wokulwa ne-ISIS, eyaziwa ngokuthi "imisebenzi yezimo eziphesheya kwezilwandle," kanye neziqu zoMnyango Wezindaba Zezilwane, UMnyango Wezwe , Ezokuphepha Kwasekhaya, Ukuphathwa Kwezokuphepha Kwenuzi Kuzwelonke kanye ne-FBI & ne-cybersecurity division eDoJ. Ngaphezu kwengxenye yemali esiyisebenzisile ngokuqonda iya embuthweni wezempi. Ukusho ukuthi siyizwe elinobungani bezempi kungaba yinto engezansi. Sichitha okuningi kwezempi yethu kune- amazwe ayisishiyagalolunye alandelayo ahlangana. Ezingeni lomfelandawonye, lezi zinombolo azinzima ikakhulukazi ukuthola. Ungathola nombiko ongakholeki wokuthi phakathi kwe-1998 ne-2015, iPentagon ichithe i-an ayifakwanga u- $ 21 trillion. Ngeke ukwazi ukucubungula lolu lwazi, kepha ungaluthola. Vele, umshini wethu wempi awukhona nje kuphela ezingeni lomfelandawonye. Kunokufakwa kwamasosha kuyo yonke indawo enezinkulungwane zabasebenzi abadlala ngezinkulungwane zezigidi zamaRandi izinkontileka zasekhaya nezikahulumeni. Ngempela, alikho izwe lelo akunjalo -inobungane kwezempi. Kepha ngibona njengoba kungumncintiswano nethemu engangingajwayele, ngimba ngokujulile.
UMnyango Wezokuvikela ubamba iwebhusayithi ebizwa ngokuthi Umthombo weNqubomgomo Yezwe Yezempi, isiza esifuna “ukukhomba nokubhekana nezidingo ezikhathazayo zamalungu emisebenzi nemindeni yezempi ethintwe yizinqubomgomo zombuso. Isiza nezinsizakusebenza zalo okulula ukuqondisisa kuzo kuhloswe ukwenza abenzi bezinqubomgomo zombuso nabasebenzi babo. ”Ngamanye amagama, yindawo yokuvikela izisebenzi zamasosha nemindeni yazo. Igxile ezinhlwini zezinkinga ezibalulekile kufaka phakathi i-medicaid waivers, usizo lwezomthetho lwe-pro-bono, ukuvikelwa okukhethekile kwezomthetho nabathengi, ukudluliselwa kwamalayisense nezitifiketi zabashadikazi bezempi nokunye. Imithombo emangalisayo! Manje sekumnandi nje, ake ucabange ukuthi ngabe i-EPA ibinendawo efanayo naleyo ebhekiswe kubabazi bezinqubomgomo nabasebenzi ababefuna ukugqamisa izintshisekelo zabantu neplanethi yethu ukuze benze kube lula ukuthi imiphakathi ebencishwe amathuba imingcele yangaphambili yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Futhi-ke uzoba ne isimo tracker njengomthombo weNqubomgomo Yombuso Wezempi enza - ngakho-ke ungabona ukuthi isimo sakho silingana nemvelo kangakanani; noma ngabe bethule noma cha umthetho wezinto ezibalulekile. Kunzima ngisho nokukhulelwa into enjalo, akunjalo? Ake sizame into elula: isayithi elungiselelwe abenzi bezinqubomgomo nabasebenzi abafuna ukwenza impilo ibe ngcono kuwo wonke amaMelika? Hhayi cha, bhala lokho. Lokho kungasho ukuthi zonke izakhamizi zizokwazi ukuthola izinto ezifana nemfundo yasekolishi yamahhala, amathuba emisebenzi angcono, ezempilo ezenhlalo futhi ngezinye izikhathi zokupaka mahhala. Futhi akuyona nje into esiyenzayo - ngoba-ke singabathola kanjani abantu ukuba babhalise?! Ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi abantu abajwayelekile abanasayithi eliqhathaniswa nalo wezempi.com, iplatifomu yokuxhuma, izindaba zamasosha nezinzuzo zemfundo ku- "clear English." E2004, isayithi lihlanganyele nendawo yokuqashwa iMonster ukuze kunikezwe amalungu abo amakhono akhethekile. Isixwayiso esifanelekile sokuthi isayithi lingaphezulu kwe-hawjik kuneMatis mosque, kodwa uma ufuna ulwazi ngezinzuzo zomakadebona kuphela, inkazimulo ye-hallelujah yenkazimulo ingaphazanyiswa. Umbiko ojulile ichaza izinzuzo ezahlukahlukene ezitholakala kubavoti ezweni ngalinye nasezindaweni zase-US, kusuka kwemali yokupaka kuya kokuxolelwa kwentela. Ngokufanayo, indawo Ngobungani Bomkhosi amamaki kanye nemiklomelo izikole nabaqashi abanobungani ikakhulukazi kubasebenzi bezempi nakwezempi - zombili ngokweseka umsebenzi wezempi kanye nenhlala-kahle yama-veterans. Ngakho-ke, ngama-nutshell amabutho anobungane asho okuhle kuma-veteran futhi alungele umshini wempi. Kepha lokhu kwagqama engqondweni yami okungaphezu kwalolo phawu lobuwula. Ngoba awukwazi ukuba nazo zombili izindlela.
Esikhathini esingangonyaka esedlule, ngahlangana nomuntu owayengungoti weVietnam ebhasini eDC. Amakhaza amanzi ayesehlele edolobheni ngamashidi eqhwa elimpunga - sengathi ubusika bebungagcini ngokufudumeza kuphela kodwa umbala futhi. Waqala ingxoxo nami. Izingubo ezazibukeka zibukeka kahle futhi zingafaneleki, zazishiywe kuye, njengokungathi imicu ibifuna ukuxhaswa. Wayephethe imvilophu eyi-manila ngesandla ayisebenzisa njengendlela yokuqalisa nendaba ukuyiqondisa. Wayesanda kuphuma esibhedlela. Omunye wake wamthola ngaphansi kwebhuloho elicishe lacandiselwa ukufa. Ngesikhathi ehleli esibhedlela, umhlengikazi wavela embhedeni wakhe nemvilophini yaseManila futhi ngezwi eliphakemeyo wamemezela ukuthi uhulumeni ubezama ukumbamba. Wayekade enikezwe indondo ngenxa ye-valor yakhe eVietnam. Ibhulashi lakhe lakamuva ngokufa libanikeze ithuba lokuthola indondo yakhe indondo yakhe; ekugcineni lezi zimpawu ezimbili zokuhlukahluka kwaseMelika zingahlanganiswa. Wahleka uhleko olungeneme neze. Leli bhasi belimhambisa endaweni yokukhosela eVirginia. Wayenethemba lokuthola umbhede kusihlwa. Ubevele emahhovisi athile ezempi ezama ukuthola umuntu ozomthengisa indondo - noma ayishintshele njengezindlu, noma ukudla. Uthe useyinikeze le ntokazi kwaPret. Akekho owayeyifuna, kufaka phakathi yena.
Ngomlando, iVirginia ithathwa njengenye yezindawo ezinobungane kakhulu kwezempi. Ngenkathi ama-veteran ehlangabezana nezinga lobuphofu eliphansi kunesilinganiso sezwe, labo Izinga lobuphofu liyakhuphuka ngokuqinile. Ama-veterans we-22 azibulala ngosuku. Angitholanga zibalo zokuthi yiqhwa elingaki ekufeni. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ama-veterans abe nezinsizakalo ezinikezela ngolwazi ngezinzuzo nezinsizakalo, ukuthi lezi zinzuzo nezinsizakalo zikhona. Kepha iqiniso lokuthi lezi zindawo zisetshenziswa noma zixhaswe umshini wempi zinkulu inkinga. Okokuqala futhi umane nje, kuhle kakhulu kusontekile ukuthi uhlelo olunikeza usizo oluyisisekelo lwabasekeli bezinto ezifanayo uhlelo oluqhuqayo ukufaka ama-veterans amaningi kwizikhundla ezingakwazi ukuzisebenza njengamanje. Okwesibili, lezi zinkundla zokulwa zempi zigcizelela okusalungiswa kwezomnotho futhi zibeke nse umqondo wokuthi "izisebenzi" ezifana nokunakekelwa kwempilo zitholakala kwabambalwa kuphela nabazidlayo ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukubulala abantu. Ukube wonke umuntu ubethola ikolishi lamahhala, okungenani abantu be-6 engibaziyo uqobo babengeke babhalise. Okwesithathu, kugcina ama-veteran egcwele umsebenzi wamasosha - empeleni akuwasusi emisebenzini esebenzayo njengoba evele avele kalula empini eya emkhakheni wezamabhizinisi wezempi ozimele. Futhi ekugcineni, lapho imikhosi yethu yenkululeko ikhazinyuliswa ngokwengeziwe, yilapho sizakhela khona izimpi zempi. Imizimba eminingi ephukile, izingqondo nemiphefumulo kukhululwa ngomshini wempi osuselwa inzuzo, okwenza ukuthi ibhange liphume egazini ngenkathi thina bantu sikhokha ngokukhokha. Angifuni ukukhokhela impi. Angifuni ukukhokha ukudala ama-veterans amasha. Ngifuna ukukhokha ukusiza ngokusemthethweni ama-veteran esivele sinawo. Futhi ngalapho - ngisize abantu bebonke (ngiyazi, umqondo onobuhlanya). Ngoba yonke imihlomulo ebhalwe kulezi zingosi - njengamakhefu entela yokuthenga ikhaya - kufanele (futhi ibe khona) kwizigidi zabantu abampofu baseMelika abazidingayo, kufaka phakathi nabadala. Ngifuna amadola ami entela aye ekusizeni abantu, hhayi amasosha. Lokhu ngumehluko obaluleke ngempela. Uma futhi lapho ama-veterans ethola imihlomulo yawo, ethola umsebenzi omuhle futhi engathenga indlu, akungenxa yokuthi uhlelo lubakhathalela noma lubabona njengabantu, kungenxa yokuthi lubakhathalela njengamasosha. Iyabakhathalela njengabahlanganyeli kwipharadigm enobudlova be-jingoistic exhomekeke ekusasazeni inkohliso, ezinhlaka zezomnotho, kanye nezinkuthazo zokuqhubekisela phambili impi ngenjongo yenzuzo. Kubantu abaningi, lezi zinkuthazo zilinga kakhulu. Amathemba wemfundo yasekolishi lapho izigidi zimpofu kakhulu ukuthi angakwazi ngisho nokukhokhela irenti iyinhlangano enesihluku futhi evamile kakhulu. Ubungani bezempi abuqondene nama-veterans manje njengoba izimpi zethu zimayelana nenkululeko nentando yeningi. Ezempi-friendly kusho okuhle ngebhizinisi. Futhi sibonga okuncane kakhulu kohulumeni basekhaya nakuhulumeni, ibhizinisi liyanda.
Ehlobo eledlule, ihhovisi loMnyango Wezokuvikela likhishwe umbiko onesihloko esithi "Ukuvikela Izimali Ngombuso," ukumboza unyaka wezimali we-2016. (Qaphela ukuthi kusukela lapho, ukusetshenziswa kwezempi sekukhuphukile). Ihlukanise izifunda ze-50 kanye ne-DC, iDoD isebenzise u- $ 378.5 billion kwizivumelwano nezibhaliso, ngama-68% alokho eya kwizivumelwano nezinkampani ezizimele. I-32% iya emaholweni ekhokha. Lo mbiko uhlela izifundazwe maqondana nenani labasebenzi, ukusetshenziswa kwezinkontileka kanye nokusebenzisa imali yonke kwezempi ezweni ngalinye. Njengoba ngidlala ekhaya, ake sibheke eNorth Carolina. Ngenxa yezisekelo zamasosha ayisishiyagalombili nezisebenzi ezingaphezu kwe-200,000, isithende sesifundazwe sifaka i-4th ngenani labasebenzi kanye ne-5th ekusetshenzisweni kwemali yezisebenzi. Ifaka i-25th ekusetshenzisweni kwenkontileka, nge $ 2.8 billion eyachithwa kwizinkontileka. Sekukonke, ifaka i-12th kuzwelonke ngenani eliphelele lama- $ 9.5 billion asetshenziselwe umbuso. Leyo yinto enhle futhi ebambe iqhaza embuthweni wamasosha. Kodwa-ke, izishayamthetho ze-NC zazingacabangi ukuthi zinobungane ngokwanele. Ekupheleni kuka-Agasti walo nyaka, UBooz Allen Hamilton umemezele ukuthi bazokwengeza imisebenzi ye-208 ku-Fayetteville, abasebenzi babo be-NC babonga cishe u- $ 2 million kwizikhuthazo zezimali zezwe nezasekhaya. Umbuzo wokuthi kungani i-BAH idinga izinkuthazo zezimali lapho isivele inezinkontileka ezingama- $ 52.1 wezigidi ezingama-R40 ingaphendulwanga. Inqwaba yephakheji yokuvuselelwa kwezigidi ezingama- $ 2 million izophuma ku-The Economic Development Partnership yaseNorth Carolina (EDPNC), inhlangano yokuqashwa kwebhizinisi kuxhaswe ingxenye ethile nguMnyango Wezohwebo we-NC. Ngaphandle kwamaphakheji wesibonelelo sabo se-buxom, i-EDPNC iqoqe inqwaba yolwazi lokuthi abantu banobungani kanjani (futhi kuleli cala banobungane bempi). I-NC inentela ephansi kakhulu yentela - ku-3% naku-2019, yi kulindeleke ukuthi yehle ku-2.5%. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-EDPNC iyaziqhenya mayelana “nezindleko ezingabizi zabasebenzi,” iveza ukuthi amaholo ezisebenzi zezindiza angama-25% aphansi ku-NC kunakwizindawo zezindiza ezinjengeCalifornia neWashington. Ngizwa sengathi lolu phawu lomngcele kufanele lufundeke oluthi "Izingcindezeli Zabahlali Bakhulu Zifuna Imali Yegazi." Ngokusho kokubalwa kwabantu kwe-2017, imali engenayo yasendlini ephakathi kwe2012-2016 eNorth Carolina yayiyi- $ 48,256. Lokho kungaphezulu kwe- $ 7,000 okungaphansi kwemali engenayo esezingeni lesizwe ngaleso sikhathi. Kodwa, sawubona, okungenani sinika osonkontileka bezempi inkuthazo yokuletha ibhizinisi kithi !!! Futhi iNorth Carolina ayisiyodwa.
I-California, ngokwesibonelo, iyinombolo ye-1 ekusetshenzisweni kwenkontileka, inani labasebenzi nakho konke okusetshenziswe kuhulumeni. Emuva nge2014, isishayamthetho saseCalifornia savota ukuthi sinikeze $ 420 million kwizikhuthazo zentela ku-Lockheed Martin, okuyinkampani ethi ku-2016 ithole izinkontileka zikahulumeni eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama- $ 4.9 eCarlifonia kuphela. Okwamanje, ezine ngaphandle kwezindawo ezinhlanu ngoba amabhizinisi amancane aseCalifornia kanti isimo zikwindawo yesibili ukusuka kowokugcina ekhaya. Kukhona iyunithi elilodwa kuphela elingabizi izindlu Kuwo wonke amakhaya amahlanu ahola kancane. A Umbiko okhishwe ngoMeyi walo nyaka kukhombisa ukuthi "ukushoda kwezindlu ezingabizi futhi kufinyeleleke kuzo kunciphisa ukukhula, kubangele ukulimala kwezomnotho nezemvelo, futhi kwenza iningi labantu abahola kancane nabasemazingeni aphansi bafune amathuba kwenye indawo." Abantu basuka eCalifornia ezixukwini. Ngeshwa, amathemba awakhanyi ndawo. Impela, noma ngabe ufunda kuphi lokhu, izwe lakho nalo linenkinga yezindlu - ngoba izwe lonke liyakwenza. Futhi nokho zikhona izindlu eziyisithupha ezingenalutho yawo wonke umuntu ongenakhaya. Njengoba isisho sithi, "sekwanele isidingo sawo wonke umuntu kepha hhayi ukuhaha kwabo bonke abantu." Umnotho wezwe uyancipha ngaphansi kwezindleko zika kudlala ushukela ubaba ezinkampanini ezinkulu ezinjengoLokheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton nezinye eziningi. Okusho ukuthi, mina nawe sihlangana ngaphansi kwengcindezi yezomnotho yokuqothula izimboni zezimboni eziqothulayo zezempi endaweni yasekhaya nakuhulumeni. Futhi lokho kuzwakala kungenanjongo ngempela. Futhi, nokho, yithuba.
Umqondo wokukhuphuka uphikisana nenkundla yezimboni yezempi ezingeni likazwelonke uyakhathala. Lokho akusho ukuthi akufanele sikhulume nomshini wempi yenhlangano. Kepha kudingeka sibhekane namaqiniso. Njengoba kunjalo ngezinkinga eziningi zemvelo, singenza ngokuqondile futhi ngempumelelo senze umthelela ezingeni lendawo. Futhi njengezimboni zika-oyela negesi, amabutho ancike ekuqashweni kwasendaweni, kuzinkontileka zasekhaya nezombuso, kwizinxephezelo zasekhaya nezombuso. Lezi yizishayamthetho zethu zasekhaya nezombuso ezidlulisa lezi zinqwaba zentela. Le yimiphakathi yethu yangakithi ethatha ukushaya ukuze umshini wempi ukwazi ukungena kwezepolitiki yomzimba wethu njengophawu olunesifo. Singaqala ngokubhekisisa isimangalo esingamanga sokuthi amasosha alungele umnotho wasekhaya. Lokho izigidi ezingama- $ 2 eNorth Carolina bekungeke kuze kuvikele imiphakathi emiphumeleni engenakuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu? Kwakungeke kube izikole zibola futhi zidonsa amanzi anobuthi ngabafundi abamnyama ikakhulu? Lokho okungama- $ 420 million eCalifornia bekungeke kuhambise amabhizinisi amancane eCalifornia, noma kwenze kube lula ukuthi abantu bahlale noma bangene ezindlini? Yebo kungenzeka. Kepha ngenxa yeparigm yethu yobusosha bempi, impi iza kuqala - bese kuthi eyesibili, neyesithathu. Amasosha awakhi amathuba, ayabhubhisa. Imisebenzi yezempi yangasese yezinkampani ezizimele (iningi lemisebenzi yezempi) ifaka izigidigidi emaphaketheni ama-CEO agxile kakhulu. Imisebenzi yezempi yomkhakha womphakathi idonsa uxhaso emphakathini ukuze kuxhaswe umshini wokulwa ongaqhubekeli lutho ngaphandle kokusatshiswa nokucindezelwa ekhaya nasemhlabeni jikelele. Futhi, kunezinkulungwane ezisebenzela izimboni zamasosha ezempi - futhi anginantshisekelo yokuzibona zihlupheka. Njengomkhakha wamafutha wezinto zamandulo, sidinga ushintsho nje olusuka emnothweni wezempi uye emnothweni wokuthula. Abantu abasebenza kule misebenzi bangase benze kalula noma yini enye - ubuchwepheshe ukukhuthaza ukusinda kunokufa, bacwaninge ngezindlela zokusiza abantu kunokuba bababulale. Ngokugxila ekuthubeni kwethu emathendeni asendaweni yezakhiwo zezimboni zamasosha, sizibhekisa emelana nesitha esinengqondo - esinezindawo ezithile zokucindezela esingazibona futhi sizizwe emiphakathini yethu. Umbiko Wezokuvikela ngombiko woMbuso yindawo enhle yokuqala. Izinkampani eziphezulu ezisohlwini lwesifundazwe sakho kungenzeka futhi kube yizo ezibucayi. I-Code Pink's Ukuhlukana Okuvela Emshini Wempi Isinyathelo kungenye insiza enhle yemfundo nokusebenza kwayo. Ngempela, ngisho neziza ezinobungani bempi zingakunikeza umbono wokuthi yiziphi izinkampani nezikole ezisebenzisa i-paradigm yemishini yempi. Angikwazi ukusho ukuthi iNorth Carolina iyasifanela yini isihloko sombuso onobungane kakhulu kwezempi ezweni. Kepha ngiyazi ukuthi lokho akufanele kube yindawo yokuziqhenya.
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Isibonakaliso esinezintambo ngaphandle kwe-Alexandria, i-VA ifundeka ngokuthi “The Purple Heart State.” Ngikhumbula umakadebona wakudala engahlangana naye ebhasini. Ngikhumbula uphawu olubhalwe phansi oluthi “For Rent” ngaphansi kwebhodi lokuqasha iMarine lapho ngiphuma eCharlotte, NC. Ngikhumbula umuzwa wokugula wokuqhosha okuhlanzwe ingqondo, nokuziqhenya ngokuxineka kwengqondo, lapho osopolitiki behlwitha bethi “asinayo imali yalokho!” Kodwa babehlala benemali yempi. Umgwaqo uhamba kancane njengoba ngiseduze kweDC, isihlalo sobukhosi. Ihlala izizwa isinda ngokubuya. Isisindo sazo zonke izifo singena emqondweni wami njengoSisyphus ulungisa ukubamba kwakhe phansi kwentaba. Kepha kulokhu, azizwakali njengokuphelelwa yithemba. Leyondlu kaSisyphean - umbuso wase-US - yakhiwe ngamatshe amancanyana kakhulu - yilowo nalowo uyakwazi ukuphatha wona. Kunzima kakhulu ukusunduza idwala - kepha ngiyakwazi ukuphonsa itshe. Futhi njengoba besho ePalestine, "Ngingumuntu ophonsa itshe. Ungu?"
