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Eight Million Young people without work or a degree is horrifying to me, and it just lets me know that the crime and violence will be increasing and the threat of a crime towards me is greater then before. What needs to happen to these young ones that are not thriving and contributing to society? Millions of Young Americans Are Floundering, Study Shows
With 11 million plus illegal aliens in our country it is very difficult for our youth or adults to retain or get entry level or jobs that once paid a decent wage. Outsourcing is another factor.
I know you see yourself as something of an expert in these fields, but if you were, how do you explain that we have a progressive tax code if that violates the Constitution?
Why do we have limitations on gun ownership that violate the Constitution's "shall not be infringed" requirement?
The answer is the same. Heavy-handed legislators violating the Constitution and Courts that are too timid to uphold the Constitution.
Simple really, and unpaid internships are not exclusive to Hollywood. The problem occurs when too many people, in particular young people, want so badly to "get their foot in the door," to work in the movie business, any business..., they will accept an unpaid internship with hopes that will help them get to where they want to go better than being unemployed.
The reverse happens when less people want to work in that job or that profession, like picking vegetables for example. For that there are no internships, there are only migrant workers...
Wrong analogy. Both of my kids are young professionals and all their college Summer internships were paid jobs. $20-25/hr. Show me a migrant worker who picks vegetables that earns $20-25/hr.
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Ironic, isn't it, that on the one hand we can have all this about the lazy youth of today not wanting to work and on the other hand we have all these poor kids not able to get jobs, so they work at internships with no pay.
Why doesn't liberal-land Hollywood pay their interns?
Part of that is because people my age aren't wanting to settle down romantically so quickly anymore.
I got married at 22, and here in SF, that's considered on the younger side.
But if it was the 1950s, I'd have been considered an old maid for getting married that late.
The main problem, in my opinion, is Baby Boomer parents were and are terrible parents. One thing I agree with the Millennials about. We didn't prepare our children for life. We didn't let them fail at small things. Not all of us, but more than half of us.
I married at 29.
My rent for my apartment was a huge part of my salary, in a **** part of town when I graduate in the 80s, during a recession. But, it was MY apartment. I wouldn't have thought for a second to move in with my parents after I graduated from college.
I also got laid more than Millennials, I'm sure. Not to be mean. Just think very little of this 'safe space', infantile generation.
Of course, my kids didn't come home to our house after they graduated and are self sufficient. Very proud of them.
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The main problem, in my opinion, is Baby Boomer parents were and are terrible parents. One thing I agree with the Millennials about. We didn't prepare our children for life. We didn't let them fail at small things. Not all of us, but more than half of us.
I married at 29.
My rent for my apartment was a huge part of my salary, in a **** part of town when I graduate in the 80s, during a recession. But, it was MY apartment. I wouldn't have thought for a second to move in with my parents after I graduated from college.
I also got laid more than Millennials, I'm sure. Not to be mean. Just think very little of this 'safe space', infantile generation.
Of course, my kids didn't come home to our house after they graduated and are self sufficient. Very proud of them.
Hmm. I wonder how Generation X parenting styles differ, because my parents were solidly Generation X.
But I made a point to move out asap, and hustled to survive while going to college (without debt). That was quite an adventure...lived in a car, lived with all kinds of roommates, had to fend off weirdos, travelled around the world on a shoestring via couchsurfing, hitchhiking, WWOOF, did some stuff that miiight toe the line of the law, lol...
I wasn't very risk averse back then, but I feel like a lot of Boomers do tend to discourage risk taking, for better or for worse.
Wrong analogy. Both of my kids are young professionals and all their college Summer internships were paid jobs. $20-25/hr. Show me a migrant worker who picks vegetables that earns $20-25/hr.
Why doesn't liberal-land Hollywood pay their interns?
Most don't pay their interns although unions do. They instead get college credit and experience. Nothing to do with liberals
The main problem, in my opinion, is Baby Boomer parents were and are terrible parents. One thing I agree with the Millennials about. We didn't prepare our children for life. We didn't let them fail at small things. Not all of us, but more than half of us.
I married at 29.
My rent for my apartment was a huge part of my salary, in a **** part of town when I graduate in the 80s, during a recession. But, it was MY apartment. I wouldn't have thought for a second to move in with my parents after I graduated from college.
I also got laid more than Millennials, I'm sure. Not to be mean. Just think very little of this 'safe space', infantile generation.
Of course, my kids didn't come home to our house after they graduated and are self sufficient. Very proud of them.
Mentioning getting laid more only means you feel inferior and have to build yourself up. Sorry, none of us care. My kids graduated and came home for 2 years. So what. They saved enough money to buy a house. Why are we so quick to kick our kids out
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Great post.
