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Honestly, I think this is a big reason why Democrats are having trouble at the edges of the working class. If you want to make the economy better/fairer for people who don't go to college, you want to pursue policies that make the economy better/fairer for people who don't go to college. Not try to get an additional 5% of people to enroll in college. It's one thing to try to identify people who would thrive in college and are unable to get there because of obstacles. But increasing the proportion of college graduates for no reason other than because it's a non-essential screening signal employers are using is something different.
I've read about this, but not any proposals to help. I really don't think college is needed for everyone, and a lot of people work in a field they didn't study in college and do well. For instance, where I worked there was a level just below mine where no college was required and some people had GEDs. Then they would get the equivalent of 2 yrs college and move up to my level. It worked out very well for half of them, and several of them went on into management. They really didn't need the two years of college. What stood you in good stead was knowing how to play your politics, which some people are adept at and others aren't. The best managers I knew never studied in the area but knew their politics and weren't dumb.
