Walking into any local diner, you hear it — another kid who just graduated high school is out of work. The job market for young people has never been worse, and let me tell ya', the Biden administration’s policies are making things worse every day.

The numbers speak for themselves: unemployment among those aged 16-24 is at an all-time high. But here's the kicker — this isn't some fluke or temporary blip. It's a direct result of job-killing policies that are supposed to be helping young workers but are actually doing them a grave disservice.

Let's talk about minimum wage hikes. The Biden administration has been pushing for even higher wages, and while that sounds good in theory, the reality is it kills entry-level jobs. Why would any business hire someone at $15 an hour when they can't afford to pay them once their training period is over?

And let's not forget about labor regulations. The new rules are so strict that small businesses and mom-and-pop shops just can't keep up. They're forced to cut back or close entirely, leaving young people without a chance at even getting their foot in the door.

Nobody is going to tell you this on CNN or Fox News. You won’t hear it from the talking heads who are busy telling everyone that everything is fine and dandy. But I've been watching this for years. The truth is in the numbers, and those numbers don't lie.

The real figure — buried deep down in some obscure footnote no one ever reads — shows just how bad things have gotten. Young people aren’t getting hired because businesses can’t afford to take a chance on them anymore.

And who benefits from this? Not young workers, that's for sure. The ones with power and influence are the only winners here. Politicians get to pat themselves on the back while jobs disappear and unemployment rates climb.

I’m not telling you this to scare you — I’m telling you so you can protect yourself, protect your family. Keep an eye out for those buried numbers because they're real. And when someone tells you everything is fine, ask them about that 16-24 age group unemployment rate and see if the smile fades from their face.