There have never been so many people historically learning in kollel full time. Such a thing should only be for really excellent learners maybe the top 1 percent determined by rigorous testing. This is how it used to be back in Europe. Everyone else should pursue a profession or trade. There is no mitzvah to be poor. Also many people today have several kids before getting jobs. How is this a good idea? With tuition and other expenses how do jobless learners expect to pay for their kids? We need to have a societal shift in thinking and insist that boys in high school should already learn the basics of economics.
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