On 5 Mar 2005 12:57:19 -0800, wrote:

John H wrote:

Our middle class is shrinking because the number of educated people is
shrinking. You should have watched Alan Greenspan as he answered the
same
concerns of yours expressed by some of the less informed Democrats
during his
hearings.

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You heard this where? Rush Limbaugh's comedy hour? Hannity's propagada
workshop?

According to a reasonably recent report by the US Census Bureau, the
number of people enrolled in college was at an *all time high*.

I guess we could split hairs about whether these people are being
educated, or not, but they're certainly making the attempt

http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/p20-533.pdf

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I watched Alan Greenspan's testimony on C-span. The fact that college enrollment
is at an all time high has little bearing on how well educated young people are.

Do you think the average liberal arts degree is sufficient preparation for
today's job market? It's easy to get, compared to the sciences or engineering,
etc.


John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."