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In reply to the discussion: Fast-Food Strikes Expand Across U.S. to 50 Cities [View all]Flatulo
(5,005 posts)put myself through college, and made gobs of money as an engineer for 35 years.
But the social contract has been broken. Kids are working hard, going into massive debt to get training, and coming out to find - jobs in fast food or retail.
Good jobs have been wiped out by a combination of outsourcing and increased efficiency and automation. There are simply more people than there are jobs.
What do you propose that kids do who've gone to school and gotten good (expensive) educations, and I'm not talking about art history or soviet dance. I'm talking law, business, accounting, etc.
I used to be a 'bootstraps' kind of guy, but my eyes are wide open now. The mind-bogging wealth created by increased efficiency has not been trickled down - it's gone to the top .01%. I saw this happen first hand throughout my career. Corporate America is a crime family.