University was supposed to make one educated enough to be self
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On Sep 28, 9:09 am, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> The Mad As Hell Generation: 20 Reasons Why Millions Of Americans Under The
> Age Of 30 Are Giving Up On The U.S. Economy
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> <http://endoftheamericandream.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/The-Mad-A...> <
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> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029BE7AW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&t...>Millions
> upon millions of young Americans have completely lost faith in the U.S.
> economy and are mad as hell that their economic futures have been destroyed.
> The recent economic downturn has hit those under the age of 30 the hardest.
> Today, there are hordes of young people that should be entering their most
> productive years that are sitting home with nothing to do. Many of them have
> worked incredibly hard throughout high school and college. Many of them have
> stayed out of trouble and have done everything that "the system" asked them
> to do. But once they got finished with school, the promised "rewards" simply
> were not there. Instead, millions of young Americans are faced with crushing
> student loan debt loads in an economy where they can't find good jobs. When
> you are in your twenties, it can be absolutely soul-crushing to send out
> hundreds (or even thousands) of resumes and not get a single interview. Most
> of us grew up believing that we would "be something" when we got older, and
> millions of young Americans are having those dreams brutally crushed right
> now. Americans under the age of 30 voted for Barack Obama in droves back in
> 2008 because they believed that he would make things better. Instead,
> Significant numbers of young Americans are starting to wake up and realize
> that neither political party is providing any real answers, and they are
> starting to get mad as hell about it.
> Americans under the age of 30 don't want to hear that they are not going to
> be able to do better than their parents. They don't want to hear that they
> are going to have to "pay the price" because of the mistakes of previous
> generations. They don't want to hear that the "good jobs" that have been
> held out as a "carrot" for them all these years have disappeared and are not
> coming back.
> Millions of young Americans want what was promised to them. They want good
> jobs that will enable them to enjoy the "American Dream". They want things
> to go back to the way that things used to work in America.
> If you spend much time around those in their twenties, you know that many of
> them have a look of hopelessness in their eyes. Large numbers of them have
> moved back in with their parents. Large numbers of them are flipping burgers
> or working retail jobs part-time because that is all they can find. There
> are even a growing number of them that have given up entirely and have
> completely checked out.
> So are we in the process of creating a "lost generation"?
> The following are 20 reasons why millions of Americans under the age of 30
> are giving up on the U.S. economy....
> #1 Only 55.3% <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CENSUS_RECESSIONS_IMPACT?SI...>
> of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 were employed last year. That was
> the lowest level that we have seen since World War II.
> #2 Today, there are 5.9 million <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CENSUS_RECESSIONS_IMPACT?SI...>
> Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 that are living with their parents.
> #3 The economic downturn has been particularly tough on men. According to
> Census data, men are twice as likely <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CENSUS_RECESSIONS_IMPACT?SI...>
> to live with their parents as women are.
> #4 Amazingly, less than 30 percent <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/lawless-america-20-examples...>
> of all U.S. teens had a job this summer.
> #5 Approximately one out of every five <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CENSUS_RECESSIONS_IMPACT?SI...>
> Americans under the age of 30 is currently living in poverty.
> #6 According to one recent survey, only 14 percent <http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/09/07/most-20-somethings-are-pessimi...>
> of all Americans that are 28 or 29 years old are optimistic about their
> financial futures.
> #7 Since the year 2000, incomes for U.S. households led by someone between
> the ages of 25 and 34 have fallen by about 12 percent <http://www.businessinsider.com/every-age-group-is-getting-poorer-in-a...>
> after you adjust for inflation.
> #8 The cost of "getting an education" has become increasingly burdensome in
> recent years. Average yearly tuition at U.S. private universities is now up
> to $27,293 <College Conspiracy <College Conspiracy <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZtX32sKVE>>>. That figure has increased by
> 29% in just the past five years.
> #9 In America today, approximately two-thirds <http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/student-loan-debt-hell-21...>
> of all college students graduate with student loans.
> #10 Millions of young Americans are absolutely being financially strangled
> by horrific student loan debt loads. Sadly, the total amount of student loan
> debt in the United States now exceeds <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/is-college-worth-it> the total
> amount of credit card debt in the United States.
> #11 In 2010, the average college graduate had accumulated approximately
> $25,000 <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/26/college-graduates-debt_n_854...>
> in student loan debt by graduation day.
> #12 One-third of all college graduates <http://www.businessinsider.com/hey-college-seniors-this-is-whats-happ...>
> end up taking jobs that don't even require college degrees.
> #13 In the United States today, there are more than 100,000 <http://growth.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/26...>
> janitors that have college degrees.
> #14 In the United States today, 317,000 waiters and waitresses <http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/why-did-17-million-students-go...>
> have college degrees.
> #15 In the United States today, approximately 365,000 cashiers <http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/need-a-job-too-bad-the-go...>
> have college degrees.
> #16 In the United States today, 24.5 percent <http://collegeaffordability.blogspot.com/2010/10/underemployed-colleg...>
> of all retail salespersons have a college degree.
> #17 As the economy has crumbled, fewer young Americans have been getting
> married. Today, an all-time low 44.2% <http://www.businessinsider.com/america-lost-generation-census-2011-9> of
> Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 are married.
> #18 Young Americans are becoming increasingly frustrated as our politicians
> stand by and do nothing while our economy is being hollowed out <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/new-world-trade-center-towe...>.
> The sad truth is that United States has lost an average of 50,000
> manufacturing jobs <http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/how-can-america-create-we...>
> a month since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, and top
> politicians in both major political parties keep pushing for even more
> job-killing "free trade" agreements.
> #19 Young Americans are becoming increasingly frustrated that pretty much
> the only jobs that seem to be available are low paying jobs. Back in 1980,
> less than 30% <http://growth.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/26...>
> of all jobs in the United States were low income jobs. Today, more than
> 40% <http://growth.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/26...>
> of all jobs in the United States are low income jobs.
> #20 Young Americans are becoming increasingly frustrated that previous
> generations have saddled them with a 14 trillion dollar national debt <http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/national-debt> that they are
> expected to make payments on for the rest of their lives.
> A lot of young Americans swing back and forth between anger and despair.
> Many of them worked like crazy for years because of the promise of a better
> life, and now they are being bitterly disappointed. Just consider the
> following testimonial that was recently posted on The Atlantic <http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/09/jobless-in-americ...
>
> >....
>
> I am in my mid-20s. I have a university education. I started working when I
> was 14. I have chemical burns and scars over my hands from dealing with
> caustic cleaning chemicals. I did not want that to be my life like my
> uncles. I had to get out. I worked very hard in high school and volunteered
> and was the member of clubs and all of that great stuff. I got into a good
> university and worked hard. I took a language course, took things that I
> loved. I worked through my degree - I was even a janitor in a building that
> I lived in, because I needed the cut in rent. I did that for no pay.
> After these months of unemployment I have fallen into a pretty major
> depression. I live at home, I do chores, I look for work. As much as I want
> to get my life together, I have some great mental health issues to deal with
> - but have neither the money to purchase medication that may help me, nor
> the ability to pay for psychological or psychiatric help.
>
> So what can be done?
> Well, someone could wave a magic wand and fix the U.S. economy, but we all
> know that is not going to happen.
> In fact, there is all kinds of evidence that the U.S. economy is about to
> get even worse <http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/30-signs-that-the-u-s-eco...>.
>
> So should we just tell our young people that they might as well just give up
> and start making rap videos about using food stamp cards like this
> one <Ghetto Capitalist Anthem. My E.B.T. by Mr. EBT prod. by
> @captnhook_maine <Ghetto Capitalist Anthem. My E.B.T. by Mr. EBT prod. by
> @captnhook_maine <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylV8y_JZbuk>>>? (*Warning*
> The video contains some very strong language.)
> The number of Americans on food stamps has increased by 74 percent since
> 2007. Millions of young people are learning that the only way to survive is
> to be dependent on the government.
> We have failed young Americans in so many ways that it would take a series
> of books to detail them all.
> We can say that we are sorry, but that just isn't going to cut it.
> Millions of young Americans want what was promised to them, but we no longer
> have it to give to them.
> Anger in this nation is already starting to boil over in strange and
> unpredictable ways <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/lawless-america-20-examples...>.
> If the economy gets even worse, we are going to have tens of millions of
> young Americans that are mad as hell and that are ready to riot in the
> streets.
> What are we going to do then?
> According to a recent Gallup poll, 81 percent <http://www.gallup.com/poll/149678/Americans-Express-Historic-Negativi...>
> of Americans are "dissatisfied with the way the nation is being governed".
> That is not a sign of a healthy nation.
> The sad truth is that the foundations of America are crumbling and we have
> millions upon millions of young people that are incredibly angry and
> incredibly frustrated.
> It does not take a genius to figure out that is a recipe for disaster.
> So please pray for America.
> We are going to need it.
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