I'm a Gen X as well. We still had "Vo Tech" with woodworking, welding, auto mechanics, and a few other things. We even had a special campus in my town that was ONLY for the Vo Tech kids.
It was all gone a few years after I graduated.
Nobody will believe him. He has so many disciplinary issues on his record including a month-long suspension for leaving his service weapon in a public restroom in the House gift shop that people won't believe it. I've noticed stuff coming out on him, like where he was hidden when he disappeared (General officer guest house on base - with his dog), his service record, his $36k bonus he got almost immediately after he shot her - and more I've already forgotten.
"They" are setting him up in case he talks.
I get it, and hope he makes it ok.
However I've always had a problem with the illegals doing skilled work under the table. Not only do they skate on taxes (and therefore cost us even more since we have to pay for their welfare), but a lot of them don't have the correct licensing and/or training. How many houses have electrical, plumbing, or foundation issues after construction companies hired these people because they were cheap? They may be fast and do decent work, but nobody can prove it since there is no paper trail.
Case in point - I had an addition built on to my old house, with a full bathroom, an indoor hot tub room, and a bedroom for my daughter. The manager (without my knowledge) hired an illegal to put my shower in and plumb the pipe for the shower head. It looked great, but since the guy was so short the shower head was right at 5'. I'm 6' 3". I made the manager fix it since I'd like to actually be able to wash my hair too.
I will say they tend to be strong and work hard. Years ago I rented a Terramite (bulldozer-looking thing) to dig out big limestone boulders that were poling through the dirt and grass in my back yard. One of them was so big and heavy that when I picked it up with the scoop (and with all 4 legs down and stabilizing the terramite) it tipped the whole thing forward with me in it. I let it down easily and stopped to figure out what to do.
My wife saw 4 short but stocky Mexican landscapers (maybe 5' tall each) working on a field across the street and asked them if they wanted the limestone for free. They could break it up and use it for landscaping. They came over and the 4 of them picked it up by hand, carried it out front, and put it on their trailer. It was heavy enough it tipped my equipment and they carried it like they were moving a couch. Crazy...
Definitely obesity. The thing is - some of the actual diseases can help cause obesity as well. If you get one of the diseases you will generally get others and it is a vicious circle.
Obesity isn't always just caused by failure to stop eating either. With all the crap in our food, and the over-processing and other methods of creation/preparation it is surprising anyone is still a normal weight. High-fructose corn syrup is one of the worst. Also if someone is poor they stand far more of a chance of being obese because of the food they can afford.
Something else people forget about - kids inactivity. Kids used to play outside all the time, and they played sports in school, and were always doing something. They used to have actual recess in school where they played on the merry-go-round, see-saw, or played tag. Now it isn't safe for kids to play outside in many places, schools don't want to be sued for playground injuries, sports now cost a fortune for physicals, equipment, even dresses and such for cheerleading. Kids now live on social media and video games. It all adds up. They grow up, maybe go to college, and get a desk job where they never move.
If RFK Jr. doesn't get things going in the right direction it will continue to get worse and worse until our expected lifespans drop 20 or 30 years.
His staff probably set up children's blocks on a shelf in the Oval Office, and told him they are the nuclear codes. They also probably turn the blocks daily, just in case he remembers something for a change.
So does one of my dogs.