Soaring Student Debt Prompts Calls for Relief
Part of the problem is that the last few generations have been told the same thing: blue collar jobs aren&#x27;t &quot;good&quot; jobs. You need to go to college so you can get a &quot;good&quot; job sitting at a desk because those other jobs are below you. If you take one of those blue collar jobs then you&#x27;ve failed and aren&#x27;t &quot;achieving your potential&quot;.<p>The grand irony in all of this is that the people who did go on to become plumbers, electricians, mechanics, roofers, HVAC specialists, etc, are all the ones that are currently in huge demand. And over the next 20 - 30 years they&#x27;re the ones that aren&#x27;t going to be automated (well ... mechanics may become less relevant with electric cars rising in popularity). As much as I&#x27;d love to automate remodeling my kitchen I&#x27;m not holding my breath on seeing it happen any time soon.