You learn a trade early or take the right major in college and you will get a good middle class job.
Not as easy as it once was, but definitely attainable.
Not one of my 42 first cousins has lost a job through this entire recession. Nor any of my friends.
Imagine how we could rebound with a great president.
However, i live in NYC where, though not as easy as it once was, there is usually a job to be had that pays pretty well if you have the skills.
All true. However, I do have some concerns. For us Gen X'ers (in our 30's and 40's) who started out following the example of Baby Boomers by educating ourselves and establishing a career with a firm only to find ourselves priced out of the labor market with offshoring, H1-B's or those priced out of the trades via illegal labor, what is the remedy?
Can someone in their mid-30s, trained to manage dozens of employees be retrained for employment in the trades? Would the trades accept such a person?
It would appear that the "right" degree is a STEM degree, according to FR. Can the same individual, educated and trained in business become an electrical engineer?