Billionaire says: "Why not become a plumber instead of going to college?"

[BlindTiresias]

144. yeah?

Imagine most of the non-STEM college grads now and most future grads flooding these skilled trades, the effect would be very similar and you'd see these fields quickly become just another form of cheap labor in the absence of unions and restrictions on the labor supply. This would be great for the capital class but would be a final deathblow for the working class as the last positions that offer a decent wage without overwhelming educational barriers would be reduced to nothing.

What our capital class allowed illegal immigration to do to our labor force was a travesty, as they did nothing about it like streamlining citizenship while simultaneously using it as a racist wedge issue while the business sector got rich off of slave labor. It was evil and intentional, and folks like Bloomberg would jump at the chance to similarly destroy the skilled trades while also driving a wedge between "useless liberal arts majors" and "good ole working folks who made the right choices". It is for this reason I don't trust a word that comes out of his mouth or anyone from the mouths of his class and any American who is not a billionaire would do well to do the same. Remember: This is the guy that wants to turn NYC into a city by and for the rich and the rich only.