It's also good to note that the increase in college grads doesn't offset this trend.
"Younger Americans are more likely to have attained a four-year degree than older groups. Among Americans between the ages of 25 to 34, 37 percent have at least a bachelor’s degree. Among those 55 and older, just under 30 percent have a four-year degree." (Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/326995-census-more-...)
It seems like the reasons suggested have merit: the numbers start to rise steadily after trade deals that facilitate globalization.
I noticed that one of the reasons mentioned seemed a bit weak:
> “Many people used to associate the meaning of their life with what their corporation or institution was doing,” says Deaton, a Nobel laureate in economics. Miners and factory workers identified themselves as such. Warehouse workers, especially those whose paycheck is signed by a staffing company, rarely feel the same connection.
I wonder if social media and entertainment could be a partial contributor to the numbers increase. With how distracting and/or addictive internet entertainment is nowadays, it's easy for people to lose enough time to become "trapped" and unable to solve their problems.
Do upper class americans really have an obligation to help working class americans if it means neglecting the millions of people in other countries who want jobs and are willing to work for less? Shouldn't we prioritize helping low income job seekers in poor countries before we sacrafice economic efficiency to create relatively high paying jobs for americans who already have a higher standard of living? Tariffs and welfare are expensive drains on the economy. If we continue to grow the labor supply and keep wages low, everyone will get richer, especially employers and immigrants who are much harder working are deserving of the American dream than drug addicted whites who are probably racist anyway.
That's the point. The people making the above arguments are unsympathetic racists. The fact that a subset happen to be members of the group they attack is quite odd but still just as wrong as others making those arguments.
But the people who are supporting the present economics, like the rich and the Republicans, falsely claim that things are going just great for the American working class.
Persons without a college degree die more often of suicide/substance abuse, marry less, are less happy and suffer more chronic pain than those with college degree. Here college degree appears to be a proxy for income and income inequality being the main driver of these effects.
I found this interesting, because I associate education with lack of faith, but that is not the case in the US:
>People without college degrees are also less likely to attend church
So I looked into it:
Moreover, the majority of American adults (71%) identify as Christians. And among Christians, those with higher levels of education appear to be just as religious as those with less schooling, on average. In fact, highly educated Christians are more likely than less-educated Christians to say they are weekly churchgoers.
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[ 5.1 ms ] story [ 41.4 ms ] threadIt's also good to note that the increase in college grads doesn't offset this trend.
"Younger Americans are more likely to have attained a four-year degree than older groups. Among Americans between the ages of 25 to 34, 37 percent have at least a bachelor’s degree. Among those 55 and older, just under 30 percent have a four-year degree." (Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/326995-census-more-...)
It seems like the reasons suggested have merit: the numbers start to rise steadily after trade deals that facilitate globalization.
I noticed that one of the reasons mentioned seemed a bit weak:
> “Many people used to associate the meaning of their life with what their corporation or institution was doing,” says Deaton, a Nobel laureate in economics. Miners and factory workers identified themselves as such. Warehouse workers, especially those whose paycheck is signed by a staffing company, rarely feel the same connection.
I wonder if social media and entertainment could be a partial contributor to the numbers increase. With how distracting and/or addictive internet entertainment is nowadays, it's easy for people to lose enough time to become "trapped" and unable to solve their problems.
Persons without a college degree die more often of suicide/substance abuse, marry less, are less happy and suffer more chronic pain than those with college degree. Here college degree appears to be a proxy for income and income inequality being the main driver of these effects.
>People without college degrees are also less likely to attend church
So I looked into it:
Moreover, the majority of American adults (71%) identify as Christians. And among Christians, those with higher levels of education appear to be just as religious as those with less schooling, on average. In fact, highly educated Christians are more likely than less-educated Christians to say they are weekly churchgoers.
https://www.pewforum.org/2017/04/26/in-america-does-more-edu...