> One should not be working till they actually need the money especially at a young age when they need to still grow and lay a torah fundation.
I understand why we want young people to learn. Both idealistically and for protecting them from assimilation. But don’t pretend that it is “normal”. Rambam puts it simple – get a job, buy a house, then marry. Starting working only at the moment you actually need money, rather than preparing and progressing through life is opposite of smart.
> You are also advocating like a complete society reset that will never happen.
This is an important point. Jewish society did not live like that until 100 years ago. I think that what historically started as a horaas shaaa, protecting from bad influences, created a lot of successes, and modern democracies provided welfare state that allows people to use (or abuse) it. As a result, you are now talking about “complete society reset” for simple things like working. Practically speaking, you are right, things change gradually – people with limited skills going to diploma-mills and Touro are trying to improve situation. Hopefully, they will not be afraid to teach their own kids some math & english in high school.