RE: Question 1: School to work

I generally agree. Most students receive the first message in middle school. Realistically I don't see the state (governed by either Gray Davis or Bill Simon) training a generation of labor organizers.

There may come a time when the income gap, and its negative impact on quality of life and economic aspirations, grows so intolerable that the low and middle class people see little hope of improvement. Early in the 20th century labor unions gave people hope and methods to correct gross economic inequalities. I'm not positive that unions can play a similar role in the 21st century. 

Now many people expect the educational system to improve the economic lives of their children. But can they afford the investment today? Tune in Tuesday.