Status quo?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span> (<span word="AP">AP</span>, <span word="September">September</span> 7, 2011).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutshell">nutshell</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sympathetically">sympathetically</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="generalizations">generalizations</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="generalizations">generalizations</span> <span word="pertaining">pertaining</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="er">er</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Literally">Literally</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span>” <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p><span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span>, <span word="its">its</span> “<span word="first">first</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="use">use</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="late">late</span>, 1807 (<span word="Merriam">Merriam</span>-<span word="Webster">Webster</span>.<span word="com">com</span>). <span word="But">But</span> <span word="anyways">anyways</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="jargon">jargon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="political">political</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accomplishment">accomplishment</span>. <span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accomplishment">accomplishment</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Fewer">Fewer</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="capitalists">capitalists</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="less">less</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporation">corporation</span>.</p>
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