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“We’ve got $1.7 trillion in student debt on the books and we’ve got 7.6 million open jobs right now - most of which don’t require a 4-year degree,” says a frustrated Mike Rowe in his ubiquitously velvetty tones. “And we’ve got 6.8 million able-bodied men who are not only out of the workforce, they’re not looking.”. It's generational, Rowe tells Theo Von. www.zerohedge.com |
“We’ve got $1.7 trillion in student debt on the books and we’ve got 7.6 million open jobs right now - most of which don’t require a 4-year degree,” says a frustrated Mike Rowe in his ubiquitously velvetty tones.
“And we’ve got 6.8 million able-bodied men who are not only out of the workforce, they’re not looking.”
It's generational, Rowe tells Theo Von. It's not about the pay, he adds, noting that there's no enthusiasm for the work:
“We took shop class out of high school, we robbed kids of the opportunity to see what that kind of work even looks like.”