aced 3 credit hours worth of a college geology class a couple years back and iirc there's plenty evidence that suggests global warming is a part of a cycle and not caused by humans-- we just sped it up. either way, i am all for dropping the use of fossil fuels wherever possible and focusing research/funds on renewable resources and sustainable urban agriculture, but to think that we can stop or even significantly slow down global warming is ridiculous and should not be made a top priority
weather and climate are Two Different Bros, bro. weather fluctuates chaotically, climate is the general trend or pattern we can find over time
it makes perfect economic sense that a college loan would be riskier to lenders than a car/house loan. the point he's making is that he thinks it's absurd that people have to make these massive loans to be successful in this economy. manufacturing isn't coming back in america; we're a services economy and people need to be highly educated. college education is pretty much mandatory, and this is only becoming more and more true, and college is only getting more and more expensive
there is a very high demand for skilled tradesmen across various fields and such jobs don't necessarily require college education. my old (public) school has a program you could start your junior year where a student would take 2 out of our 5 class periods every day to attend classes out in holland/zealand for areas of work from auto repair to cosmetology to network security. upon graduation, you'd have 2 years of hands-on experience, and for most it was enough to land a job or even a career in their desired field. i personally didn't even need to take advantage of that program to start my career as a junior software developer for a local company
college isn't mandatory to be successful or even to just live comfortably, and i believe that's what we should be teaching society. if you ask me, fixing the economy and education system should start at the roots: get rid of common core, put more funding into band/orchestra and workshop-type classes, instill a wider selection of electives, teach kids skills rather than how to take tests, and for forgets sake we should not take away or shorten recess and breaks. fix the first 12 years of school, see how that goes, then see what needs to be done for post-high school education