> When in history has this not been a problem for Americans?
When unions gave you good health insurance and a trip to the ER didn't cost a years salary.
>You could also have attended a vocational school, and become a plumber, electrician, carpenter, HVAC technician, medical/dental assistant, administrative assistant, hospitality manager...
Housing bubble burst all those jobs are worthless these days. Medical field is also swamped with entry level workers. I know this because I have friends that have done all of these things and yes all of them require school unless your dad owns the company.
> Most school districts in the US have taxpayer funded vocational schools. You wouldn't even have had to call a 1-800 number.
Community college used to be free and UC schools were $100 a year. Now UC schools are 30k a year and CC is definitely not free.
> It is not society's responsibility to ensure that you have an equal opportunity to become the next Shakespeare.
Who the hell is talking about being the next Shakespeare? Unless you are comfortable staring at a computer all day, which even though we do should not be that shocking that most humans aren't, it really is very very difficult to find a good paying job right now even with college or even in the medical industry. Maybe not in Silicon Valley but in most of the country it is tough times.
When unions gave you good health insurance and a trip to the ER didn't cost a years salary.
>You could also have attended a vocational school, and become a plumber, electrician, carpenter, HVAC technician, medical/dental assistant, administrative assistant, hospitality manager...
Housing bubble burst all those jobs are worthless these days. Medical field is also swamped with entry level workers. I know this because I have friends that have done all of these things and yes all of them require school unless your dad owns the company.
> Most school districts in the US have taxpayer funded vocational schools. You wouldn't even have had to call a 1-800 number.
Community college used to be free and UC schools were $100 a year. Now UC schools are 30k a year and CC is definitely not free.
> It is not society's responsibility to ensure that you have an equal opportunity to become the next Shakespeare.
Who the hell is talking about being the next Shakespeare? Unless you are comfortable staring at a computer all day, which even though we do should not be that shocking that most humans aren't, it really is very very difficult to find a good paying job right now even with college or even in the medical industry. Maybe not in Silicon Valley but in most of the country it is tough times.