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belinda-wales, I'm sorry if my post indicated that I somehow disagree with your point here, believe me, I don't. I've been through a job loss with a too-big mortgage and two children to worry about. I was simply commenting on the federal government's handling of the crisis, which I feel in some ways has made matters worse. Believe me, I do think the next few years are going to be tough, and we as Americans have to do whatever it takes to keep things afloat and to help one another.

Kabin, I don't disagree entirely, but I also don't see the federal gov't letting Ford and GM die. What you have to take into account is that, many great companies that didn't do anything wrong, but simply exist to supply the Big 3, would also fail, taking 100's of thousands of jobs out of the economy that is already dying. This would drive the country into another depression, potentially worse than the first. I think the point is, we never should have gotten here, but now we must deal with it. As for continuing to market somewhat obsolete products, I agree. Although, the F150 is still Ford's most popular vehicle. There will always be a demand for pickups, just not enough to justify the production over the past few years. I am a free market guy, and I think a well run capatalist nation is the best way to go. Unfortunately, this current situation demands government intervention. One of the reasons people think the Great Depression lasted as long as it did is the government's failure to intervene early on. Letting the free market correct on its own would have been good back in 2000 when Bush took office as the tech bubble was bursting. Instead, he, the Fed. Reserve, and Congress did things to heat up the economy like reducing interest rates and lending regulations. In other words, they used these tactics to keep the economy from making a natural correction that would have been relatively mild compared to the current one. But, ironically, if they let the free market correct on its own this time, we will see another depression.

i'm basically deciding between Columbus State and Hondros. How much of Hondros' program is available either online or partial online? Columbus State is significantly less expensive, but Hondros gets you a degree much quicker.

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Thanks for the information, I will check those out when the time comes. I was just curious if they generally are open to hiring new grads (based on anybody's personal observation or experience).

The "burn rate" at companies like AIG, which continue to receive more and more bailout money, is way higher than Ford. there isn't enough tax money to bail them or to provide for the other $1 Trillion in bailouts either. Do you realize our federal government spends $1.3 BILLION dollars per day just to service our current debt. Under Reaganomics, the federal government adopted the philosophy that deficits don't matter. Personally, I disagree, and I think that our children and grandchildren will suffer greatly for the irresponsiblity of our current and past leadership. That said, the big 3 auto companies and their ancillary suppliers employee 10% of all workers in this country. It would be more than devastating to let them fail. Rather, as Obama has proposed, we should pump enough money into them to get to low carbon/low fuel cars as QUICKLY as possible. the fact is, America's innovative nature disappeared over the past eight years, and we have to revive it by any means necessary, or we will cease to be a leading nation in the world. Ford and GM will not be allowed to fail. If they do, it will mean that the economic situation is even worse than it appears.

can anybody answer the question about surrounding areas? ie, delaware, marysville, newark, etc.

So the market for new grads in Columbus stinks? Wish I would have known that before I enrolled. Oh well. What about the surrounding areas? I don't mind a commute if it means I get a job quickly post-graduation.

I would hesitate to compare the dot com bubble stocks to Ford. The difference is, the government let the free market determine which dot com companies survived, while there is no way the Big 3 Autos will be allowed to fail. Taxpayer money will keep them afloat until the economy turns, and then we will see the company values (and stocks) rebound once they've retooled to meet demand for lower fuel consumption cars. Also, once the credit markets thaw, it will be easier to get car loans.

Wow, what a great thread for somebody like me to find. I just started nursing school, and unlike many of you, I don't have an uplifting story about how some nurse I met along the way inspired me. Frankly, up until a few years ago, I would not have considered the field. A little about me - I'm a 33yo male, and I've been out of college for 10 years, but my previous degree is in Interpersonal Communications. I've had a typical business-to-business sales career for the past 10 years, with times when I've done very well and other times when I've struggled to get by. Even in the best of times, convincing people to part ways with their money in exchange for items that may or may not be vital to their needs can be very frustrating. I don't pretend that Nursing will be easy, because I have spent enough time in LTC facilities and Hospitals to know that's not the case. But I've been burned out on selling for several years now, and with my wife, have done much soul searching. I will continue working while going to school for the next 1.5 years. Based on my personality and interests, Nursing seems to be a natural fit. Of course, like many men, I would not have considered nursing back when I originally went to college. My macho buddies would have skewered me, and I didn't have the maturity or wisdom at that point to see past those trivialities. I am just getting started on this journey, and am pursuing my ADN from a local CC. Once I (hopefully) have obtained employment in this field, I will continue building upon my education. I'm very excited, and I'm glad I found this website. It's a terrific information source.