43% of young American college grads (22–27) are now underemployed — the highest rate since the pandemic. They’re nannying, working as baristas, and taking retail sales jobs that don’t require a degree.

How did 43% of those American college grads vote in the last election? I heard they’re really into Trump and his policies. (Shrug)

Edited to add: so OP, this isn’t about the economy, this is an anti-immigration post, isn’t it.

> Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of OPT students keep landing the exact same entry-level STEM and tech roles — with employer tax breaks and no American-worker-first rules. H-1B lottery + OPT extensions = outsourcing American opportunity.

Wow, propagandized much?

I am working a job that doesn’t need a degree, but having a degree put me in front of the high school diploma who applied

Goods used to be primarily transported throughout the country via rail. After the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 trucks started distributing between regions which made it easier for the development of suburbs and satellite cities. Then commercial air became a wide spread and now anything can be delivered anywhere almost overnight.

Media was radio and print until the 1950’s. Then TV became common in homes and networks grew. By the 1980’s we had cable and home video, by the 2010’s cable & home video starting giving way to streaming.

Economic growth over the last century has come from the development of new systems and processes. Replacing existing infrastructure with new infrastructure. Allowing existing companies to get fatter and happier via deregulation and tax cuts doesn’t prompt change. It does matter how well educated workers are if there isn’t anything new for those workers to do.

Our government is run by folks who are sentimental for the 1980’s. They aren’t interested in the future. Because they have deified the past. We need to start rebuilding our highways to accommodate autonomous vehicles and create industry wide standards for smooth adoption. We need to increase our EV charging infrastructure 10x. Refurbish homes to have solar and or wind to supplement energy needs. Same as we did when we adopted electrification in the 1930’s. We need to rebuild basically all our water purification facilities to remove PFAS and micro plastics. People should feel safe drinking tap water.

This is about the environment or woke progressivism. Upgraded our communities has always been part of the economy. Laws requiring plumbing, fire safety systems, lighting, cooking standards, refrigerations, etc were just bureaucratic red tape. They led to millions of jobs and made consumers feel safe to eat restaurants, stay at hotels, travel, etc.

Dude we fucked the younger generation telling them to go to college lol