Why risk one's life, when it's so much easier to kidnap unarmed Muslim clerics? Mike G.
El pueblo armado jamas sera aplastado!
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From: michael perelman <michael.perelman3 at gmail.com> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 11:50 PM Subject: [lbo-talk] College Graduates on the Brink: A Double Waste
In the last week, 3 of my best students told me that they were joining the military. One came for a letter of recommendation and another whom I knew when he was in high school only told me today when I asked about his plans. Another bright young guy from basketball is dropping out to join. Again, financial considerations are dominant. I assume they are the tip of the iceberg among students with whom I am close. They see no decent job prospects in the civilian sector. What is going on when our economy creates such a double waste: not providing decent opportunities and then drawing them into a killing machine.
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929
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