@gorillapaws I asked you one simple question and you respond by asking me several questions.
Life is harder now for young people. I get it. But what did I do to cause THAT?
My college education was not easy. I worked hard, struggled and persevered. That made me strong.
I received very little help from my family during the 6 years that it took me to get a BA. Worked part time at KFC plus other odd jobs. My Mother couldn’t help. She worked as a security guard and likely paid little in taxes. My Father died in 1955. My Grandmother sent me a couple checks while I was in college but I sent them back. That hurt her feelings as she wanted to help. She was on a fixed income and I felt guilt taking her money. Also I understood that she suffered from dementia at the time.
Nowadays just a 2 degree from a technical college plus a 6 month internship in a hospital lab can qualify a student to take a National Registry exam to be a Medical Lab Technician (MLT). Additional study (BA) plus a full year internship can qualify a student to a higher level Medical Lab Technologist (MT). I was an MT for 38 years.
My wife is a Dietitian and together our total taxes last year that we paid was $42K. This last year we paid taxes at 24%. The most we paid while working (we are both retired) was $215K. We have to pay Federal taxes quarterly or we face a penalty. The only reason that we accept Social Security money is so we can use it to help pay our taxes.
We are completely debt free and own our home plus other property.
So the fact that I worked hard in college while working 6 years for KFC to pay for it and continue pay large money in taxes in retirement somehow caused the dismantling and destruction of our educational system?
You’re good at asking questions. Why not answer this one?