Just a few stray thoughts…
Housing – 30% of income for Housing? Jeez.
Personal Transportation – Where is my $5k car?
K12 Education – Too much money, too little results, little customization, wasted human and material capital. There has to be better ways.
Post-K12 Education – Cost are out of control, benefits are overstated. There has to be better approaches.
Government – It shouldn’t be as intrusive, nor should it cost as much.
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Expanding on Post K12 Education:
College is becoming like a “right of passage” in life. Gotta join the club to play ball.
http://blog.futurestreetconsulting.com/?p=118
I’m with him, education is evolving, will the institutions keep up?
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It is an expensive “right of passage”.
We would be better offer with a more comprehensive K12. Then some folks could get AA degrees, apprenticeships, or go for BA’s, BS’s.
Maybe the whole system needs a re-jigger.
Phase 1
K10
11 & 12 become (think apprenticeship or freshman softmore years of college)
TC1 and TC2 (tradesman/craftsman level 1 & 2)
LS1 and LS2 ( Letters and Science 1& 2)
If we were designing Post-K12 today, how would it look?
How did I forget and leave “energy” off this list?