[CaptainK]

The guy who tiled my bathroom last week just moved into a four bedroom, four bathroom house on the water in Suffolk county. That's his main residence. He also owns two investment properties.

[somniferum]

I think the country would benefit greatly by adding more trade-school/vo-tech programs in High school. People who dont want to go to college could graduate high school already skilled/semi-skilled in a trade such as carpentry, masonry, plumbing, auto-repair, etc., etc.

I believe Britain has such as program, and based on test scores, students are placed into either the trade-school or college prep track somewhere around middle school.

There are far too many students in college right now who simply can't handle college level work.