Federal Agencies Have Slowly Taken Over Every Aspect of Public Life
As the noose on our public institutions tighten, it is important to recognize the overall effect and design of these tactics.
By Dave Healey
Intellihub.com
October 3, 2013
As the government monopolizes more and more public institutions, it
is also manipulating wages and creating hazardous career environments
for the people that educate, police, and heal the citizens of the United
States.
Three different sectors of public life have all been monopolized by the federal government who have come in and taken over after so many states claimed bankruptcy.
Three sectors currently under fire are Education, Police, and Health, three of the most vital and important institutions we rely on are either under-skilled, under-paid, or drastically over-worked, and it is an issue that has been overlooked for too long.
We start first with the Health sector, and in this particular case, the Nurses that hustle and bustle to support Doctors, help patients, and in many cases try to grow and lead a family of their own at home. Nurses can make a hefty sum, average shows $67,930 to be exact. What is not so well known is that the Nurses of today are more and more responsible for the caring and testing of patients. While pay may reflect the addition of responsibility, it is pale in comparison to the salaries of Doctors and Surgeons who would make on average around $200,000. [1]
Not only is the pay much higher, but the security of their position is much higher, where as Nurses can be laid off, employment frozen, or replaced for mistakes very easily because of how many replacements there are available. For the day in and day out operations of a hospital, is it absolutely vital to employ one surgeon over 3 additional nurses?
Would it benefit nurses to have easier shifts or shifts that they could work with, or does it benefit the hospital, and in turn the patients, to be the supreme commander of its employees? Do these work conditions sound conducive to a health environment where attention to detail, a sharp mind, and the ability to assist others in their time of need? I believe we can improve our health system; we can empower Nurses and pay them for greater responsibility.
Take the extra couple of years to go back to school, and get accredited, or get a Masters, be creative and make new positions in the hospital that allow for swinging shifts and positions, where Nurses aren’t constantly in fear of making a mistake and being let go, but growing the person, taking time to nurture them and mentor them to become great Doctors, or other leaders in the hospital.
The longer we put such high restrictions on our Doctors, and red tape in our hospitals, the longer we will be stuck in a Pharmaceutical world. Nurses tend to be women, and women tend to be very compassionate, educated about the world, and able to see things that a male-dominated sector would never be able to see. By finding creative new ways to educate, and prepare key individuals that fit the paradigm of what a Doctor, Surgeon, or hospital leader should be, we are able to open up and explore new ways of treating our citizens.
As the noose on our public institutions tighten, it is important to recognize the overall effect and design of these tactics. As the government takes over more and more state institutions, such as Education funding and public schooling, and infrastructure for growth and the security of the state’s citizens, they gain more authority on what funding can and will go to. One such example happened in Rockville, MD, at Montgomery County Community College.
The government told the college that if they did not enforce a strict Smoke-Free Zone that the college would no longer receive state funding, and they would need another means of gathering funds. Although a ban on smoking cigarettes in public areas can be very healthy for its citizens and inhabitants, the fact that a government can strong-arm any institution to bend to its will, or face huge repercussions (in this case a loss of almost all of their funding) should get many people up and active in bringing an end to these types of practices.
Another form of control the government can impose on its citizens is in the form of “wage control.” As state funding runs out, they file bankruptcy and default to the Federal Government, who then forces that state to give away the keys to the city. The federal government comes in, audits the city, decides what wages are for all state-paid employees, and exempts themselves from all rules and regulations it holds against its citizens.
As the wages of the poor against the rich grow ever-larger, it becomes increasingly clear that it is the Federal Government’s intent to keep the wages of every vital government position as low as is possible, and doesn’t try to hide it.
One reason the government keeps teacher and police salary so low, even though the safety, security, and education of our children should be the most vital resource and career anyone could have, is because it promotes the occupation of very average people to fill the role of something that only the most creative and bright of our citizens should be occupying. The average policeman is an average student.
They did not excel in their studies, nor did they fail, they stayed right in the middle, and they made ends meet. Real police officers deal with real situations, and are living in a state of perpetual paranoia and speculation. When you wear a badge you feel like a certain target, and in that constant state of fear a different type of person can emerge, one that shuns any compassion or appreciation for humanity.
In truth, policemen in America are trained to be this way. They start there pay like any other medium salaried employee, ranging from 28-40k, but they are asked to be on high alert on an almost minute-by-minute basis. This – coupled with the fact that most of these men and women doubt there is any post-trauma or mental fatigue going on, and you have an explosive environment.
Real police officers need real training, they need real pay, and they need real guidance and mentorship. What we get instead is a 70% acceptance rate, a large amount of drop outs (mainly the people that would rather think for themselves then be told what to think), and at the end of the day a whole bunch of people that aren’t qualified or groomed for the position they take.
This has been ingrained as a part of the American dream. The reality is that the government wants to brainwash and control this institution, and the only way it can do that is by paying the people that would fit the role of easy to mold, desperate enough for cash, and a willingness to exude dominance on others. A stereotype too often found in today’s society.
The same can be said for our education, and our teachers in public schooling. Some teachers we had in elementary school, middle school, we loved them so much because they were unique, they were creative, and they got us thinking! But how few and far between are those teachers these days? If a student has one in every level of a school building they would be considered lucky. The wages of education are some of the least competitive wages in America, yet education should be our number 1 investment and resource for our future.
Why such a discrepancy in importance, versus pay? Does a computer programmer who is making video games have more importance as a programmer? Even though he needed to go through school and be taught basic principles of writing, reading, thinking, communicating with others and be taught by a teacher? The public education career tree seems to be one of the most undervalued assets in America, and so our education lacks because of it. Is this the way it is supposed to be in the 21st century?
Government is notorious for discriminating, and anti-discriminating in a constant swing to bring equal opportunity, but inevitably it leads to an endless amount of discrimination. Discrimination can come in the form of seeking under-skilled, average IQ, group-think mentality individuals who fit in well to a system that directs and commands, in the form of staying away from intelligent and creative people who could create real positive change. [2]
It can come in the form of forcing educators to go through 8 years of college, claiming anywhere from $125-250k in college fees (for those that have no scholarships or financial assistance.) Forcing people to dedicate so many years and this much time to a career that starts teachers at an average of $37,000 discriminates against any individual that earned that Masters who will be paying off school fees, paying for food and shelter, and trying to eventually start up a family.
It would make no sense for anyone going through 8 years of college to go for a job paying so dismal with minimal benefits, so for Education to have such a low standard of pay, yet have such a high standard of acquiring certification, it only seems plausible that it is being shaped this way on purpose. Arguments against it claim that it allows the weeding out of predators, or it keeps the chance of children being at risk at a lower level because these are educated and disciplined people.
The fact is, as educators it is their responsibility to always be mindful of these things in the first place, because when we let down our guard and believe that risk is no longer there, that is when the smartest of the abusive individuals will take advantage of it.
With a more competitive market in place, better standards and on-site training, mentoring of new educators, and the supervisor/mentor to making the educator is able to connect on the right level with the children or young adults they will be teaching, we clear all the air.
This eliminates any potential skeletons in the closet by shedding light on everyone and keeping things as transparent as possible. This will bring bright, young, energetic, and creative people to these fields, and give them a base to grow their lives and families, and will naturally out any individuals that do not get along with the children.
They can receive ample pay, benefits, the time off in the summer, but also be able to advance in the field and be able to reach more and more people. The goal of an educator is to learn and grow with the people they are educating, and with this approach they will finally be able to do that.
Sources:
[1] National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates United States - BLS.Gov
[2] Are Police Departments Aiming Low? - Exposing the Truth
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