[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by Tobra

One of the biggest problems I have seen is the misconception that a Bachelor's degree is the right course for everyone. The trades(carpentry, metal working) have gotten short shrift for years. Many, many students are sold a bill of goods that reads, "Get a college degree and be guaranteed success".

This is not only mistaken, but destructive. We are left with a huge number of young people with crushing debt, and no marketable skills. A lot of them would have been better off joining the military and learning to be diesel mechanics, or electicians or heavy equipment operators, cooks etc, etc.

No ****. I have had a bunch of those people working for me at one time or another.

I live 45 miles from the city and have a hellish commute. I have a nice house and make decent money but....when I drive around the big houses on the 5 acre lots all have a ton of "trade" vehicles out front. Pick ups with ladders and the like. On Sundays (for dinner, footbal or NASCAR watching is suspect), it's like like the yellow pages advertisers all got together at one place.