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Maxirad
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Is Mr. Kotkin on the right track?
I still hold on to hope because Jesus said “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)I see no solution in sight, I only see it getting worse.
Can’t quit our jobs cause we’ll lose our health insurance.wage slavery, only slightly better than chattel slavery according to Frederick Douglass.
The good thing is that the trades can be picked up without higher education - I know many electricians that went from high school to the union, or went directly to an electrical company and were trained as apprentices. As a Master Electrician they can charge $150/hour.Well now we’ve put a pay wall for entry into the middle class and this pay wall is the price of a university education which is getting increasingly steep that only the rich can afford without getting into crippling debt.
One can argue about getting into trade schools but even trade schools are getting prohibitively expensive.
To be honest, I have met many trades people who were better at critical thinking than college grads.Higher education is great for critical thinking, but it’s not necessary for a successful life.
You’re rightTo be honest, I have met many trades people who were better at critical thinking than college grads.
Oh wow - maybe this is a regional thing then. Unions still do apprenticeships in the South, I know.The problem is that now even trade schools are getting prohibitively expensive. Do unions still do apprenticeships? Non union states usually expect trade school certifications. It’s literally vicious out there.
We have close family friends in this situation. He makes good money but works freelance and she works just to get health insurance.I have met many wives who work solely for that. Mine took out close to half my pay.