I don’t believe it’s connected. Did the government force people to go to college and take on massive loans? Did the government force people to go to expensive colleges?
fish already said it, but did the government force people to open a business?
Great to hear that. But you can still be a smug ******* on certain topics. So it’s okay to personally attack my “pee pee program sensitivity”, but not someone who has been site for 10 years. It’s okay to personally attack “trumpers“ non stop for 7 years but not a poster you find reasonable. Got it. Just selective attacks are not okay with you.
I'm a smug *** for sure a lot of the time. I think the way I present my opinions on the internet is 1000% different than I would ever present them in person. I think that's true for a lot of people.
I'm not innocent from trying to score lols sometimes, even thought I'm embarrassingly bad at it. Pee Pee Program was a cheap attempt at cheap humor. Yeah, I mean it's still intended in a confrontational way, but it was mostly meant to be stupidly funny, I mean I know it's no "let's go Brandon" but maybe it was something on the level of "libtard" or one of those fancy zingers the Trump crowd has made so popular lately.
It’s not about me. Its about everyone who was forced to shut down. States that shut down businesses. Local cities that shut down businesses. This is why people are worse off now then before.
Yeah, tell me about it! I know a few human beings who shut down as a result of COVID. They and the people who loved them are far worse off now than they were before COVID.
So trade careers are not beneficial? Are gig workers not beneficial? You are not forced into going to college to be beneficial to this country. Explain to me why some professions need a degree? Why does a retail manager need a degree? Can they not learn what is taught in college through experience and training in a corporate setting? Why take out a $50,000 loan to go to Ohio State to get a BA in Business and work retail? Why can’t an accountant go to a trade school for accountants that can be subsidized by the big 4 accounting firms or other firms. Have a work and learn program that benefits both sides. No they want you to take out a $80,000 loan for a masters degree that you have to spend $20,000 of on BS classes that have no association with your profession. Then get a $55k starting salary and take years to pay off loans.
There needs to be a new modern form of an education system.
I'm a ****ing High School drop out. I got technical training in the U.S. Navy. I was able to get into the Navy at 23 years old, after having tried to join when I was 19, because I got my juvenile record expunged, enrolled at Horizonte to get the last 1/4 credit I needed for a HS Diploma and waited 3 months after I failed the pre-bootcamp drug test for MJ (when I tried to join in 1999 they didn't test until you got to bootcamp).
I have worked my entire adult life in jobs I was able to get due to the training I got in the Navy. I'm happy the Navy was there to give me technical training, and was willing to give me an opportunity based on my test taking ability. I had worked many jobs before the Navy. I was a: waiter(Lonestar Steakhouse, The Retirement Inn at Cottonwood Creek), a short order cook (Hardees), dishwasher (Hires Big H, Outback Steakhouse), a cashier (Shopko, Payless Drug Store), a prep cook (Outback Steakhouse), a warehouse order puller (Reuel's Art and Frame, Goodyear), worker at a plant/tree nursery (can't remember the name), temp agency general laborer, stone setter (O.C. Tanner), laser engraving R&D (O.C.Tanner). EDIT: I forgot one (at least), receiving operator (NPS) this was one of my most enjoyable jobs. NPS buys unclaimed packages from FedEx, UPS, USPS and the like. My job was to open each box, enter a description of the contents, print out a label and attach it to the box, then move the box to the correct pile if there wasn't a helper that day to move the box. The NPS job paid full on poop but it was honestly the most satisfying paid work I've ever done. Some of you might know NPS as the grocery store that has a section called "the out of date deli" *not a joke*
It would have been very nice if instead of being fed this life or death myth about college by every single person in any school setting there would have been realistic options to pursue trades instead of mixed academics.
One is Forced the other is a choice.
After saying all this, I would be fine with paying off all Student debt. If and only when, there is a new education system in place and a clear choice is placed before each student. If you go to a traditional college, you have the risk of taking on debit that the government will not be backing (Should be a school risk not a government risk). Go to a trade school and have it subsidized or go to a new educational system (education marketplace) that is covered by the government.