Capitalism, College, and the State of the Union.
So today before work, I thought I would sit down and watch a movie. A documentary made by the infamous Michael Moore is what I decided to watch… Capitalism: A Love Story.
This documentary made me sick. America is in such a terrible place, and we have been for quite a few years now. We are breeding poverty, while the rich just keep getting richer. As a college student, about to go out into the professional world, it terrifies me to see our country in such a state. College tuition prices are being raised drastically so that even when going to a public university, people are taking $80,000 to $100,000 dollars in student loans. More and more students need these loans to attend college due to the fact that their families cannot afford to pay tuition in this economic climate. Especially when it is being raised every year.
The really killer part about this is that more and more high school graduates are going to college. People want an education, and even if college really doesn’t interest them, they attend anyway because a high school diploma means nothing in today’s work force. Even attaining a Bachelor’s degree does not guarantee you a job. This also creates a problem in the University environment. Since when was mediocrity allowed in a college setting? People who are getting these debt-filled bachelor’s degrees are being taught jack shit for their money. And for what? A piece of paper that says you are allowed to be hired? This framed piece of paper is costing students and families thousand of dollars, and creating mountainous debt for graduates.
What has become of us? America is so obsessed with industry and personal wealth, that we neglect the people in need..in our own country, and around the world. No wonder a small percentage of the population seems to care about humanitarianism across the globe. We can’t afford to see past our own debt!
This is so depressing to me. To think that America’s CEO’s are literally running this country. Paying off politicians to do their will like they are puppets, and the rest of the citizens have to pay for it. How can we be so blind? How can we all let this happen? Money is not even a real thing. Our world goes round on the value we give to inanimate objects.
How is anyone supposed to get by in a country like this?
