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proud2BlibKansan

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8. I'm a baby boomer and my generation can't afford to retire

Reply to Iris (Reply #6)

Fri May 4, 2012, 06:01 PM

May 2012

So what difference does that college degree make now? Part of the reason younger folks can't find jobs is because my generation is not retiring. Our pensions and retirement funds have been devastated by the recession/depression so we'll be working till we die. It doesn't matter if we are college grads or not. We still can't afford to survive without jobs.

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Is College Still Worth the Investment? [View all] Modern School Apr 2012 OP

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I think not. The focus should be on trade schools. napoleon_in_rags Apr 2012 #3

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My generation (Gen X) got out of school in a recession Iris Apr 2012 #6

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