Man so many dead on posts here from Heisenburg and others. I dont have the solution either...but I do recognize that the dreams from my grand father and father are over. You can no longer leave high school, and enter a trade or company where you can earn a decent wage, move up the ladder, ect... Not saying this is 100% true, sure theres people who still do it, but as a percentage of the population compared to previous generations is far more true than not.

Now the big push is further debt enslavement with college, and enriching that social group (two pronged attack. Get your money, and indoctrinate you further). Looking at the job boards...companies are requiring Bachelors degrees on entry level jobs paying what I made coming out of high school in the 80s....only with a big student loan debt. You have loads of experience? HR doesnt care. Shit, your application wont make it past their filters unless you have some college pedigree somewhere in your resume.

As for we blue collar construction workers? We are being squeezed out and having our wages lowered by skilled and unskilled illegal and legal immigrant labor. Before I was laid off...it wasnt uncommon to work on a job site and hear nothing but Spanish all day. I know that sounds racist...and I am sure someone here will take me to task for that...but I hold the GOP, corporations, and Chamber of Commerce to blame as much as the Squishy Democrats on that one. One side wants cheap labor...the other, more slave voters.

Just my 2¢