On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:42:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 8/13/2014 10:00 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:18:42 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Meanwhile, unskilled jobs will continue to decline. Higher education
will continue to be a prime prerequisite for those jobs that exist even
in small businesses. The days of expecting middle class wages and
enjoying a middle class lifestyle with nothing more than a high school
diploma are over.



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I understand your point and half agree with your conclusion. There's
no question that skills are the key to a good job and competetive
compensation but there will always be people who manage to acquire
those skills in non-traditional ways. Additionally, there are
certains skills that have almost always been acquired through on the
job training and hard work. I'm thinking specifically of contractors,
electricians, cabinet makers, finish carpenters, specialty welders,
small business owners, oil field workers, etc.



I agree 100 percent. The requirement of training or an education may be
achieved in many ways. Schools are only one of the avenues.

The common denominators is the *will* to learn, grow and improve one's
station in life. My complaint is about those who seem to think that
success, measured at any level, is a right rather than an earned reward.



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Absolutely right.