Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“America is full of college graduates working behind the counters of convenience stores, in the kitchens of fast food restaurants, wrangling carts at Walmart, etc., all while trying to pay off the crippling debt they incurred studying social work, creative writing, and so forth. Why not equip the NEXT generation with the skills they need to earn better livings, and hopefully make that training affordable? Here’s why: The government does not and cannot know how many welders, carpenters, and auto mechanics the economy ‘needs,’ let alone how many it will ‘need’ a year from now or in 2035 … just as it has no way of knowing whether Little Bobby should rack up tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt while hoping to become an elementary school math teacher or university physics researcher. That’s what markets are for.” (05/27/25)