Obama's Junior College Plan

[Southern Dad]

[Indy]

[spacemonkey]

It wouldn't matter if everyone had a degree from Harvard, MIT or wherever, there would still be a lack of jobs for all. Even peon jobs.

[Indy]

There's always going to be that. The point is to give our citizens every advantage possible. Murican dream, yay.

[Southern Dad]

[Philly]

It's actually not an absurd argument. We saw what happened when boomers embraced the "everyone should go to college" mentality with their kids and millennials were graduating at the height of a big recession. College grads waiting tables and working retail. And then you hear "well shoulda studied something more useful", which isn't untrue, but millennials were taught by their parents "just go to college, having the degree is what matters". I think we've judged that to be a mistake and now we're thinking more about what to go to school for, and what your career path plan is instead of "everyone go to college, doesn't matter where or what you're studying, just do it".

[Dylan]

I'm comfortable with a janitor who has a 2 year poli sci degree. An educated populace makes better decisions. education is an inherent good IMO even if it's difficult to figure out the practical application.

[Southern Dad]

[eynon81]

[The Comrade]