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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4146608" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>There are some still some young ones out there that have an incredible work ethic. We have a nephew that has been detailing cars in his yard since 14 earning enough money to buy his own vehicle now that he is 16. </p><p>I can cite hundreds of other examples, but we only hear of the lazy ones that fail and publicly complain on social media. </p><p>There are a lot of us on this forum that interact with youth in one way or another than can back up that statement, I'm sure. </p><p>We will be fine down the road. There are tons of jobs out there that don't require a college indoctrination that pay wages just as high as a graduate in a lot of cases. </p><p>Even if the college graduate does finally exceed the blue collar wages, it will take years afterward before the college loans are paid off that offer a net loss to their "higher wages". I've seen examples of how long it takes if one starts as a skilled blue collar worker vs someone that spent $$$$$ getting a 4 year degree and not being in the workforce. The years it would take to make that up is quite a long time. </p><p>Yeah, work behind a desk may be more desirable to some vs working on a catwalk 500' on a smokestack in the middle of the night during a storm, but it's all relative.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4146608, member: 5412"] There are some still some young ones out there that have an incredible work ethic. We have a nephew that has been detailing cars in his yard since 14 earning enough money to buy his own vehicle now that he is 16. I can cite hundreds of other examples, but we only hear of the lazy ones that fail and publicly complain on social media. There are a lot of us on this forum that interact with youth in one way or another than can back up that statement, I'm sure. We will be fine down the road. There are tons of jobs out there that don't require a college indoctrination that pay wages just as high as a graduate in a lot of cases. Even if the college graduate does finally exceed the blue collar wages, it will take years afterward before the college loans are paid off that offer a net loss to their "higher wages". I've seen examples of how long it takes if one starts as a skilled blue collar worker vs someone that spent $$$$$ getting a 4 year degree and not being in the workforce. The years it would take to make that up is quite a long time. Yeah, work behind a desk may be more desirable to some vs working on a catwalk 500' on a smokestack in the middle of the night during a storm, but it's all relative. [/QUOTE]
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