Two Paths, by John Kasich: on Jobs


John Kasich: Work is a good and noble thing, for purpose & satisfaction

I once read a study that said that people would rather live in poverty than live in a community where there was no work, and I gave that a lot of thought. Work is a good and noble thing. It helps people realize a purpose in their lives. It gives them satisfaction. But once that's addressed, I start realizing, a leader needs to start looking out for the people in his state or the people in his country the way a father would his children. Once your kids are educated and land a good job, you then help them with a myriad issues related not to money, but to the challenges they are made to face along the way. Too often these challenges can lead to fear, to a feeling that things are spinning out of control.

That fear turned out to be a driving emotion of the 2016 presidential campaign, and the front-runner tailored that image to stoke that fear. In response, the American people elected a strong-man who they believed could help them address that fear and get control of their lives once again.

Source: Two Paths, by John Kasich, p.207 Apr 25, 2017

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