Posted by JD Seller on February 28, 2016 at 08:50:41 from (208.126.198.123):
In Reply to: Who I used to be posted by notebook on February 28, 2016 at 07:06:10:
It seems like I just blinked and the last forty years have flashed by. I have lived a "full" life. I have gotten to see and do things most never do. I have few regrets about my choices in my life.
I do worry about the next generations not having the same opportunities. The "educated" people have recited the mantra that all NEED a college education so much that many jobs are not getting any replacement/younger people train to do them. Examples of these jobs are: skilled trades- plumbers, electricians, welders, mechanics etc. The funny thing sis these skilled tradesmen make as much or more money than MANY college graduates. Many college graduates with BAs and Master degrees in fields like history or math but that are not teachers are only making $35-45K. Many tradesmen are making more than that.
This lack of opportunity also has a financial side to it as well. The future generations are having a harder time "getting" ahead. The wage of the average person, college educated or not, has not keep pace with inflation and the erosion of purchasing power of the dollar. The basics requires to support a family where a much lower percentage of my wages compare to those younger people receive today. This really is even more evident when looking at retirements. Many of you on here are living retirements with incomes that where never dreamed of years ago and will not be available to those younger people in the work place. This we will be seeing people have to work longer and retire with less than those retiring now.
So with this all in play right now I am glad I am not 20 years old trying to start out in life again.
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