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2020-02-09 Economy

Blue collar boom? College grads, baby boomers big winners in Trump's economy

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-09 01:03|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Over 200 some grants for women and 60 grants for men has had a major impact on women college growth. So as men turn away from college trade skills are an excellent choice for men. The better collage educated women take the office jobs and higher pay and find no men on par with them. So the men in a major way have lost interest. The women have short term interests and in their years of prime are active with a small group of men. The same men. Never satisfied at the end they make do if they do at all. Boredom then comes into play after a few months and off they go. Then possibly the man is tagged with child support. Perhaps loss of his own assets. Women work this very well and have gender support. This is the current way in the industrialized world. So going single for men is the way to go. Play video games. Eat pizza and drink beer. Hang out with the guys. No grow up talk. No lazy man talk. No endless demands. Peaceful life is the life to be. No endless drama.

Posted by Dale 2020-02-09 02:34|| 2020-02-09 02:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes, they marry the Jr VP and then have an affair with the electrician.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-02-09 03:03|| 2020-02-09 03:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe the poorest Americans need to go back to the drawing board. As the fictional Gus Fring said, 'To be poor, anybody can manage. One must learn to be rich.'

Posted by Cesare 2020-02-09 11:30|| 2020-02-09 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 It has been noted that an American plumber is considered wealthy by a lot of 3rd world women and American men for the most part have a reputation of not beating on their wives. So it could be the blue collar population will increase while the white collar women will depopulate.

Posted by Thaith Elmeresing6163 2020-02-09 12:11|| 2020-02-09 12:11|| Front Page Top

#5 #4 yes, in time.

Posted by Dale 2020-02-09 12:48|| 2020-02-09 12:48|| Front Page Top

#6 an American plumber is considered wealthy by a lot of 3rd world

Master plumbers make more than most American white collar workers, too. It’s just that they have their names embroidered on their shirt pockets and don’t wear ties on the job.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-02-09 13:59|| 2020-02-09 13:59|| Front Page Top

#7 When I was staking claims, building diamond core drill sites, surveying, etc in Alaska while working the summers, we college students always thought of us as professionals. We wore ties to the job site. They were made from orange surveyors flagging, tied up with a Windsor knot. In the winter time, chickadees would fly up to the window sills and beg a handout. We would put little flagging ties on them. They would puff out their feathers in the cold and look quite dapper with their ties. Then we would give them a feed. Six chickadees on the sill puffed up in line with ties. they looked quite professional.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2020-02-09 15:20|| 2020-02-09 15:20|| Front Page Top

#8 When you need a plumber, you really need a plumber and you will pay the man.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-02-09 15:28|| 2020-02-09 15:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Funny, years ago I read of an old Turkish saying relating to the need for sanitation workers and plumbers , it went something like , "Whenever you have people you have shit. "

Posted by Thaith Elmeresing6163 2020-02-09 16:20|| 2020-02-09 16:20|| Front Page Top

#10 Son-in-laws a plumber. They make good coin and have steady work. Always will

Posted by Frank G 2020-02-09 16:21|| 2020-02-09 16:21|| Front Page Top

#11 Electricians do well also.

Posted by JohnQC 2020-02-09 17:11|| 2020-02-09 17:11|| Front Page Top

#12 Absolutely, as well as competent wood and concrete artisans

Posted by Frank G 2020-02-09 19:11|| 2020-02-09 19:11|| Front Page Top

#13 They are trying to do away with the need for plumbers in Scat Francisco with free range evacuation.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-02-09 20:05|| 2020-02-09 20:05|| Front Page Top

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