High School Dropouts

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The numbers of high school dropouts continue to rise every day. It is starting to become a huge concern for the United States. With the number of high school dropouts today, they will mess up the economy and their lives. High school dropouts will have no decent legal jobs available, and are guaranteed to fail in life without the education that many people have today.

Even though many students drop out of high school, they would have less stress on them which could result for them to have better lives and a positive impact on the world. High school dropouts will have less stress than students in high school. School causes more stress, since students are worrying about their academic performances. High school dropouts will also not have to pay a college debt that most students will. While dropping out may cause less stress, they will have more stress when they are in jail, homeless, or cannot keep a job. Getting a college degree will result in a job that has a higher salary than a job that does not require a degree, so in the long run people will
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High school dropouts have a better chance to have health issues, spend parts of their life in jail, and have to rely on assistance to get them through life. It is hard for a high school dropout to find a job and if they do, they mostly likely can't live off the salary and will be poor. High school dropouts are 63 times more likely to be incarcerated than graduates from four-year colleges. The average high school dropout salary is not enough to live on at only a little more than $20,000. 12% of all high school dropouts are without a job. High school dropouts can land in jail much easier the graduates, because they will be desperate to do illegal things with low paying jobs if they even have jobs. Even though some high school dropouts do end up rich and have nice jobs, the majorities of them will not and have a tough time to live in the