Quote Originally Posted by GeoFisher View Post
Not "us" boomers........

I'm not a boomer....I"m a genX and I told folks to go get a job...........if you need a degree for that job, so be it. BUT Welders, framers, body workers, automotive workers, factory workers.......the don't need a degree.

I have a niece making 100k / year tig welding...........No DEGREE. her cousin has 120k in student loans, and teaches at IVY Tech making 22k.

Yep...........YOU TELL ME what is better.

Later,

Geo
I agree 100% - not referring to anyone in particular. But yeah, it was us boomers who created the idea that kids couldn't be successful without college. That was never true, but at least back in the day if you had a college degree and even a modest desire to work you would be okay. But that degree ain't what it used to be.

The feds took over the student loan system and anyone with a pulse could get one (because American dream, right?). So now with an unlimited supply of $$$, colleges jacked up tuition to pay for the constant renovations/upgrades necessary to compete in the new market. Never really interested in really educating students/preparing them for life, entire new departments and curriculums were created to appeal to the youngsters. Shout out to all the unemployed out there with a Gender Studies degree.