re: Great YT video "How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future"

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i think a big part of the problem is that everything seems like a gamble nowadays. Back in the 50s it was a no brainer to buy a starter home or go to college or just get a job at the factory and show up on time and retire from that job 40 years later. Health care, vacations, weekend barbecues retirement were available to everyone who took a job.

How many of those things seem obvious for a 20 year old now? Even as an adult I really cant say for sure any of these would be the right move for a 20 year old.

Let’s not mention getting married and having a couple kids at 20.

Things aren’t what they used to be.

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My wife and I aren't sure that we want to have kids but we certainly won't have them in this economy. The days of a father with a HS diploma working a career for 40 years while his wife was a homemaker raising 3 kids are over. You just can't do it anymore on any large scale.