[quote=FlyerInHi] . . . A lot of San Diegans make a living in building construction, even proportionately more in years past. If you stop building, what are people going to do?. . .
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I’m not seeing this, FIH. I think there were many more tradespeople in decades past than today. Young people have not been encouraged by their HS counselors to go into the trades after HS since the late ’80’s, at least.
We’ve been pushing HS students towards university acceptance for decades … hence most of the “A – G” requirements needed for public CA university entrance are now needed for HS graduation as well.