Quote:More entry level, paraprofessional, and warehouse jobs! WOO-HOO!!!!

 

It's already been pretty well documented in this thread regarding your ignorant comment.  However, let me take this a step further.  Imagine the single mother or the struggling family that might have the mother or father working at Wal-Mart or some fast food place because that is the only employment around.  Imagine that a place like this opens up and imagine what it means for those families struggling to get into the "middle class".

 

Quote:I don't have an issue with those jobs. We need them and I respect those that do that kind of blue collar work but it would nice if Jacksonville had a more attractive and diverse job market for highly trained professionals. It just doesn't. Many of my friends that recieved advanced degrees have simply left. I no longer live there either. I love to visit and still consider it home but there is no market in my profession (and I can only speak for my own) unless I decided to work for FF&W or teach or get into Agriculture. 

 

You know what?  Not everyone that lives around here wants that kind of environment.  The "more attractive and diverse job market for highly trained professionals" is pretty much a code-phrase for snooty liberals that want to change the culture of the city and surrounding area.

 

Most people around here just want to earn a good living and just "do what we do".  Earn a decent living, raise a family, go hunting and fishing or maybe go play golf every now and then.  Perhaps go to a Jaguars game, the Gator Nationals, a NASCAR race in Daytona, etc.  I would bet that most people don't want to be another "silicone valley", especially seeing how messed up that place is.

 

I would bet that many of the users on this forum, and particularly the people that post to this part of the forum are probably from a diverse background.  There are some that are "blue collar" workers as well as some that are "white collar" or "professional".

 

Take a good hard look at San Francisco, particularly around the "silicone valley" area.  Do we really want this city to be like that?

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