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Well that and democrats want to tax the hell out of us. Then give the money away to other countries and everything under the sun but what's actually Important to the success of the country. AND the democrats general fd up view of the world.

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Lucky bastard! You live in an RV?

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And??

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You certainly would not have qualified for a loan at $2.50 hour.
Learn something and make some money.

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Ahh yes, the weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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I'm not "blaming" anyone.
Life is what you make it.
Get busy living or get busy dying.
It's all up to you.

Nothing worth a shit generally comes easy.
Or some such.

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Didn't ya know? Everything that's bad in the world is the fault of those born after 1981.

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This boomer couldn't afford too buy a house until he was 45 years old; however, I was able to pay it off shortly after retirement at 66.  I feel blessed that I was able to purchase a home but I had to move to a different state to do so.   This is what most millennials don't get...you have to move to where the jobs and affordable homes are.  You can't continue to live in California or New York and complain that you can't make it like your predecessors did.

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The thing that killed liberal arts degrees were boomers flocking to college and pushing their kids to go to college.
1940s era college requirements could not stand in the face the democratization of higher education demanding degrees for people of slightly / barely above average, average, and below average students.  However, useless people want careers.  And campuses have exploded with careers for useless people.  And people with non wealth generating aspirations to be wealthy…. Well, education became a highly profitable part of the service economy.

In 1940, if you were heading of to state U, - for a classic liberal arts education- (not ag, teaching, religious, etc.)-
You were going to be burning the midnight on tough courses, high expectations, and demanding requirements.

If you getting a B.S. in Physics, a B.A. in English, History, Econ, Classic, or Biology, or a B.S. in Biology, Chemistry, Anthropology-  and in some engineering, business, etc. programs.
Your first two years would have been very similar.

It would likely have been-
Calc 1
Bio 101 with lab
Gen Chem 101 with lab
English/lit 101
History/religion/philosophy, etc. 101

Then
Calc 2
Bio 102 with lab
Gen Chem 102 with lab
Another humanities or social science
A major specific course

That freshman year is nothing like most degrees are now.
The sophmore year would likely be-
Physics with Calc 101
Classics
A couple of pan major / specific major courses

Then
Physics with Calc 102
Then some pan major/major specific courses.

In your last two years you would focus on your major, meet some phys Ed/civic requirements,
Plus two years of a language.  A language you would be able to speak conversationally AND read foreign publications about your major in.  Plus have a couple of grad courses in their Major done- because you shouldn’t have an undergrad degree  in something without demonstrating you can do some graduate work in it.

There was no completing college with no math beyond HS freshman algebra or some joke science for fuktards course meeting a science requirement.

A Geology major could likely have an intelligent conversation about Greek vs Etruscan vs Roman art.
A guy with a B.S. in physics might be very versed in history, art of the renaissance, or western lit.

The psychology or anthropology major or English major had the basic foundation of bio, chem, math, and physics under their belt.

When your hired a guy with a B.A. in Econ, a B.S. in Math, a B.A. in History, or a B.S. in Bio-
You knew they were bright, could work hard, meet unrealistic deadlines, think, etc.

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I’ve been told the solution is to do the following:

- not buy avocado toast (what the hell is that never had it)
- drive old cars (gotta love my 15 year old Toyota and 14 year old Honda)
- not buy a new iPhone every year (paid off for theee years and counting)
- don’t use DoorDash (people actually pay that much for food delivery?)

I’m probably missing a few though.

Oh yeah, don’t buy Starbucks everyday (never liked the place anyway so I’ve never gone)

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i wish i could afford a drafty methed out single wide from the 70s in montucky that reeks of camels, cat piss, domestic violence, and shattered dreams.