Are Young People Screwed?
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This is sad.
In “the old days” capital was poured into all sectors to generate manifold persons throughout the populace who can competently start their own businesses or orgs, keep records and file taxes, and through persistence build value for themselves. Even the socialists have the awesome power of cooperatives.
Now everyone wants to be a well comped wage slave?
Civilization is screwed, young people are being shorted.