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College Concerns

Hello everyone. It has been requested that I continue my blogging. I present “Everyday Observations” as a new vehicle for my thoughts. Well…what’s bugging me today? It is the lack of opportunities in today’s economy for young people. The poor economy has not only hindered the growth of our nation, but the growth of our nation’s young people. When I was 19 or 20 years old, it was easy to get a job. College did not cost the grand national mint, so you could earn your way through school. Now college is so expensive that a job alone will not pay for it. My daughter worked all summer slinging ice cream at an out of state amusement park and came back to have her hard earned money only stretch through one semester of books. However, my daughter is one of the lucky ones because both of her parents are gainfully employed and can give her money for gas and comfortably pay her full time tuition at the local community college. She is pretty much free of student loan debt, but that will c...