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F.O.A.D.

On 7/26/13 5:38 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:35:22 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 7/26/13 2:25 PM, wrote:

A licensed septic contractor will make a whole lot more money than
most of your college friends.

You have no way of knowing that.

The one I know clears over 150,000k a year and gets to write off a lot
of his regular living expenses, like most contractors, so he pays
fewer taxes. (wife and kids drive a company car etc)

Most of my college-educated friends are "doing" at least that well.

The biggest problem with higher education in this country is bloat.
Cost has risen much faster than anything else in our country ...
including energy.
Personally I think the problem is TOO MANY high schoolers get into
college. In 1964 you had to qualify to get into college and a lot of
kids could not even get accepted into a state school. Now, if you want
to go, you can. even if you had no business graduating from high
school. That is why a "4 year" degree takes 5 or even 6 years to get.
You take high school at college prices.
I also think the college model may not really be the best way to get
higher education.
We would be a lot better off if people learned what they need to know
to get a job than simply getting 4 years of useless information simply
for the sake of being able to say you could sit there that long.

I have had more time in class in my life than most "masters" graduates
and it was things I needed to know, when I needed to know it.

"Useless information." You still think education is a trade school. Sad.