Well, I wasn't going to post it as succinctly as ronin did..
but I have to say Porsche-o-phile, that you paint a very glum picture.
A crap world left to then to inherit? the world is a MUCH better place than it was 20 years ago - the environment is certainly cleaner than it was left for our generation, education is freely available to anyone who wants it and is willing to work for it.
Who is getting screwed by what system? taxes? the government? Aside from being p*ssed off at foreign policy, how has the federal government affected your life in any way (aside from income taxes)
Your success or failure is what YOU make. YOU are responsible for what YOUR life becomes. YOU decide how successful or unsuccessful you are. YOU are responsible for your life - nobody else is.
Is our society problem free - hell no. Will it ever - probably not.
Deal with it.
The biggest problem out society has is an utter lack of responsibility for ones own actions. I'm not a smoker, I'm a nicotine addict. I'm not fat, I have an eating disorder. I'm not violent, it was the booze\drugs. I'm not successful because I live in a cold society.
Sorry, that is complete and utter bull*****
You went to college, you chanted that mantra "go to college and get a good job" - guess what - you and everyone else did that too. but that isn't the sole key to success. Success is earned through hard work and determination. Yes, the employers don't look as highly on degrees anymore - why should they - everyone has one but has NO PRACTIACAL EXPERIENCE.
If you aren't making enough money - find another job. If you are so narrowly focused that this is all you know how to do, get off your as$ and learn to do something else. You can be successful - but there is more to it than going to work and putting in 8 hours a day and drawing a paycheck.
BTW, I'm 35, have 2 kids (13 and 11) live in a $300K house (mortgage), wifes car is a 2002 (paid for) I have a 911 and a 944 (paid for) and I'm putting in a $30K pool at the end of the month.
Both kids have college funds, both kids are attending accellerated schools - they will dual enroll in college\high school in 10th grade.
My current project is getting our (spouse and I) retirement plans all squared away.
I have a bachelors in CIS, have a MCSE, A+, & CCNE. After being laid off and outsourced during my 12 months in corporate america (after 12 years in the USAF, I got a job as a Porsche mechanic. I generally work 10 hours a day, 6 days a week.
I still have my GI bill ($15K) If\when I feel like it, I will start working on a masters degree. Why - the money is there, it would be stupid not to use it.
Grow up, pull yourself together, water your crotch, grow some balls, and take responsibility for your life.
AFJuvat