[svcw]

That is to be sure, however what is to be done about it.
Costs are skyrocketing on everything (basics-food, utilities, fuel, housing etc).
Many people are cutting costs by sharing a house with their kids or parents.

[redgolum]

Dog in that picture is a Carin Terrier. Great dogs.

[BitWielder1]

Well, we have to tax the parents and give more money to the basement dwellers so they can buy their own stuff and boost the economy.
I would not be surprised if someone seriously suggests this.

[redgolum]

Sorry for the derail, back to the article.

As I mentioned on another thread, few companies want to hire some one who doesn't have experience. There is a real fear of training people only to have them leave.

So for those trying to enter into the job market, they are stuck. That and the priorities of the Mill's are different. They want to have fun, and don't care much about money.

[Huskrrrr]

Speaking of “a drag”, some of you young men need to pull up your pants before going on a job interview.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Statistically, millennials are far less likely to ever own a home and lead successful lives than their parents. Part of it is that many millennials just aren't interested in working hard. But a big part of it also is that the cost of everything is so much higher (insurance, food, utilities, gas, vehicles and maintenance, housing, etc) than it used to be that its damn near impossible for someone starting out to get off the ground. Also, with the economy as it is and so many experienced workers in the market, businesses can afford to be choosy in who they hire. Many inexperienced young people that do get hired have to work slave hours to keep the job, being of so little value to the company and easily replaced. Its always been that way no doubt, but again the current economy has exacerbated it.

[jsanders2001]

Yep. I’m a victim of a former Obama supporter that has since seen the light and realizes 0’s an empty suit. Fortunately for him, I’ll forgive his lack of judgment that came from lack of experience and living in the real world. I think 0’s losing his rock star status as the reality sets in that he’s not their buddy after all. He was just there to mooch off their weed and beer as long as he’d let them...

[cableguymn]

No the recession unoffically ended in 2009.. it still continues today.

[fella]

The recession ended in mid-2009.

Lost all credibility right there. What world do the people who write this drack live in? And how can they possibly believe that the public will continue to fall for their lies?

[Berlin_Freeper]

Today I asked my wife to call and make an appointment for me to get a haircut tomorrow at 11:00am. She laughed and said they won't have that available but she will call and see what she can get...

Turned out someone just canceled and I got it.

That's the way it has to be!

[ScottinVA]

Why? No job and/or huge college debt with no way to pay it back.

Well....

1. If you're pursuing an "Oriental philosophy" major, your chances of related follow-on employment will be minimal at best, and...

2. Really... NO jobs? Not even entry-level ones? Even in the disaster of the Obama economy, I'm not buying that one.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

There is no way my grandson and his girl can get married and start out on their own in this economy.

[TexasGator]

“Why? No job and/or huge college debt with no way to pay it back.”

Mama’s cooking and free laundry and housekeeping ...

[dragnet2]

Lets see it now costs a fortune to rent or buy a home, they only hire young people as part time workers, IF they have a job, the young people have no health insurance so they’re coming after them for that, and it now costs a fortune to get a baby delivered, and raise a family...Try that with no insurance....

Gezzz, I just can’t imagine why the trend of multi-generational families living together is increasing dramatically....

[ScottinVA]

This millenial generation is the first I’ve ever seen in which many teens of driving age simply aren’t interested in getting behind the wheel... I remember it as a rite of passage back in the early 1970s. These kids are quite content with being chauffered around by family members or friends. It seems to extend to a “failure to launch” situation when they hit their early to mid-20s. With their needs met, there’s little incentive to strike out on their own.

[bikerman]

See it coming,Government bans basements.

[Venturer]

The recession ended in mid-2009

BS-BS-BS- BS- BS- BS- BS-BS-BS-BS-BS-BS-BS-BS-BS-BS

The recession never ended. we are still in the Middle of it.

[mmichaels1970]

I cut my own hair just yesterday. Used a #2 attachment on the clippers and just shaved it off. I AM THE RESISTANCE!

[JoeProBono]

[Gene Eric]

Fewer kids getting the taste of work during their teen years.

The Country is rearing indolence while importing illegal labor.