From a strictly pragmatic standpoint, educating too many people might be considered a waste of money if you are eliminating jobs through automation. And automation is really efficient, usually. The low wages seem rather expected under unthrottled capitalism and low taxes for the rich.
Public schools in most of the USA get the majority of their funding from local property taxes which are tied to some presumed value. People who pay taxes in a ritzy area would probably be a bit pissed if their district was spending say $11k a year to educate a child from out of the area but they were only getting $3000 in funding. Michigan has school of choice, but parents are responsible for all transportation and some districts opt out. They lose any state funds, but they control the game. They prosecute riff-raff that try to sneak a kid in under "they live with grandma, in the district".
Old people are working longer, Social Security is continually threatened with increased age as a barrier to entry, and fewer and fewer people have any savings for retirement.
Agreed. Seems everybody I know who retires is back to working at least part time, within a year. If they haven't died. :/ I know a HVAC guy who is still working and probably kicking his son's ass on jobs, at age 78.
A lot of companies have realized a diploma doesn't = better employee or better anything. Therefore, "all of our employees have 4yr degrees" loses it's value.
Arguably they might show up more - got those damn student loans.
It depends on the state.
There's also a ready supply of foreign H1B holders with degrees ready to fill the void.Arguably they might show up more - got those damn student loans.
Some employers view a degree as a perseverance test. Do it in 4 year - ok, you slammed it out. Do it in 6 years - we understand, you were busy and not everyone can do the slam. Stretch it out TOO long and you're viewed like Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny - "you schmuck, a 1000 monkey's given enough time could have passed the bar exam on their 6th attempt!"
You know what's a better perseverance test? having a family to pay for.
But they often think like they are in a vacuum. "Somebody else will move, not us, our kids are going to finish school here." Go shopping at a Costco in a ritzy area, feel the soccer moms move through the parking lot like you are not even there. Vacuum.
Unfortunately, a lot of employers use that to gently squeeze your balls with fear. "I hear you've been looking for another job - don't you have a sick kid? Would suck if you lost insurance coverage for a while and they had an medical emergency." Been there. Just one reason why I support the idea of universal health care coverage. Humanity being #1.You know what's a better perseverance test? having a family to pay for.
I agree for the most part. I feel like that is a bigger issue for more diverse and larger states. SC is not that diverse. We don't even have what I would call a big city. I can drive anywhere in my state with ease and everything is mostly the same county to county. Government has to sit somewhere. I like the state level. If I lived in California I would probably like it more localized.
Ironic since you have to pay a membership to buy from Costco which supports it being in that location.
Sure, but there's so many other employers out there doing the exact opposite.
You can use the membership anywhere, from the land of working stiffs to the land of doctors and lawyers. But seriously, the demeanor of the shoppers is very different in a high-end area. You can feel the chill if you're a working stiff and look the part. My previous house was in the lowest priced neighborhood of one of those ritzier areas(Bloomfield Hills, MI). My wife and I would compare stories of close calls with bitches driving Mercedes SUVs in the parking lot of Costco.
I wouldn't know. They don't let me in the ritzy neighborhoods. I have to drive around them.
