"A person should make enough money in their career of choice to live regardless of what they are doing."
McDonald's is NOT a career for most, its a job.
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"Basically what you are saying is that there should be a slave class, who work for a pittance just because they cannot afford to go to college"
I got where I am today without college. I couldn't afford college. I got where I am today through ambition, determination and an absolute refusal to give up. I sacrificed countless hours of free-time to learn everything I could about my trade. I'm not saying its easy, its hard but VERY possible.
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You are arguing for entitlement. The market adjusts for entitlement, its called inflation. I think your position is noble but short sighted and unrealistic.