Reply #1: I'm 23 and one of the reasons people my age think there is no future

[Drale]

is the news. The news in 100% negative, and if you are bombarded with THE WORLD IS ENDING!! every single day on the internet, tv, radio etc etc your going to start to believe it. The country is not broke, we need to make some major changes to get back on the right track though. College is essential if you want to make any kind of money in the future. If may take a little while to pay off but someone with a college degree makes more then a million dollar more on average in their life time then someone with just a high school degree. Gone are the days when you can gradate from high school and get a job at a factory till you retire. You need some kind of specialized training, if you want to be anything other then lower middle class to down right poor.