They REALLY Want Us Dumb and Broke, Don't They?

Wow. Yet another article discouraging the pursuit of higher education. Apparently college graduates will only out-earn their high-school graduate counterparts by a mere $400,000 rather than the million-dollar estimate previously reported. I'm sorry, but since when is $400,000 considered "paltry"?

The same article goes on to say that the biggest returns come from professional degrees. Well how the hell are people supposed to get into those professional schools if minions of the “Powers That Be” people in the media, like this author, keep touting the worthlessness or intellectual inaccessibility of undergraduate education? (If I have to read one more heading asking if college is right for everyone I'm going to scream! Why don't they just come right out and say what they really mean?: "Idiots are lost causes, so don't waste your time (or ours) trying to achieve something that will never happen--learning.) Not once did she mention 2-year colleges, which would significantly reduce the price tag of a bachelor's degree. How would that factor into PayScale's ROI estimates?

My favorite is when she ends the article saying that most people would fare better investing in stocks rather than getting a college degree. Yes America, don't try to learn anything. Just throw all your money into the stock market where the "Powers That Be" can manipulate the fundamentals to shift the financial balance of power even further in their favor.

Don't believe the hype people. Be strategic about your education; don't abandon it altogether. And if college just isn't your thing, get some kind of training or certification in a field that suits your personality and talents. Please don't let the PTB win this game of saturating the media with "reports" that mislead people and economically eviscerate them even further for the benefit of fattening the elite's over-flowing pockets.