Comments by "alex smith" (@alexsmith-ob3lu) on "The death of America’s middle class: Sky-high rent, second jobs, u0026 1% TV | Alissa Quart | Big Think" video.

  1. Only 20% of high school graduates should go to college. That is how the college system in Japan, Russia, France etc. works out. No nation would ever need 90% of high school graduates to go to college, since there aren't that many white collar jobs to begin with. You'd be better off doing vocational training, military academy, or short career preparation program at community college. Especially with America numerous structural problems; you're far more likely to get a job as a welder, die maker, ironworker, electrician etc. In fact, America greatest cities that people love so much, were all designed and built by tradesmen, technicians, urban planners, small-medium business owners and artists! The problem with this debate is that it always starts off in the 1950s... You have to wind back the clock further and look at American education in the 1900s, 1870s, and 1750s!! Successful places such as Chicago and New York were all built up incrementally over time! Yes, things weren't perfect 150 years ago, but that is why you tackle problems incrementally!
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