Popular TV host Mike Rowe recently appeared on the Theo Von podcast and discussed a number of topics, but one segment stood out as it relates directly to the economy and the future of the country.
Rowe pointed out that the cost of college has risen faster than anything else and that millions of young Americans have now been saddled with massive debt and degrees that are in many cases, useless.
Meanwhile, we currently have millions of job openings and a disturbingly high number of young people who are not joining the workforce. This is a recipe for disaster.
BizPacReview has details:
Many Americans have been duped into believing that a college degree is a necessity, and Mike Rowe is doing the simple math to prove it.
“We’ve got $1.7 trillion in student debt on the books and we’ve got 7.6 million open jobs right now—most of which don’t require a 4-year degree,” Rowe said in a clip making the rounds on X.
“And we’ve got 6.8 million able-bodied men who are not only out of the workforce, they’re not looking.
“We took shop class out of high school, we robbed kids of the opportunity to see what that kind of work even looks like.
“Meanwhile, we told a whole generation of kids they were f**king screwed if they didn’t get a 4-year degree.
Rowe was also asking the question that too few ever ask…
“How did college get so expensive? Nothing has gotten more expensive in the last 40 years than a 4-year degree. Not real estate, not healthcare, not energy, nothing.
“We keep telling kids they’re screwed if they don’t go in this direction. We free up endless money to loan them,” Rowe continued.
Watch the clip below:
Mike Rowe: “We’ve got $1.7 trillion in student debt on the books and we’ve got 7.6 million open jobs right now—most of which don’t require a 4-year degree.”
“And we’ve got 6.8 million able-bodied men who are not only out of the workforce, they’re not looking.”
“We took shop… pic.twitter.com/33eVay6muE
— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) April 24, 2025
Rowe is not wrong about this. The country needs more skilled workers, not more people with ‘gender studies’ degrees.
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