I’ve been saying and writing for a couple of decades now that the United States needs to move away from this stupid idea that “every kid should go to college.” Not only are there plenty of kids out there who would struggle through the coursework, a sad but inevitable fact, but there is also a great need for skilled tradesmen; welders, pipefitters, carpenters, mechanics, and so forth.
These skilled trades are great, especially for young men. They are all honorable professions, providing value to the economy and the workers’ fellow Americans. They are vital to our economy.
But Mike Rowe, of “Dirty Jobs” fame, warns us that the young men best suited to many of these jobs are increasingly just checking out of the workforce.
“There are able-bodied men in their working ages not only not working, but not looking,” Rowe said during an interview on “Varney & Co.“…
