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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He's actually right.  Did you listen to what he said?

He said, unless you are seeking an occupation in something that requires college, don't go....And, with the debt that is such a burden for so many young people today, it is wise advice.
Far too many kids go to college with no clue about what they want to do.  Better to figure that out before you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to figure it out. 
He was essentially saying, "Don't be afraid to take risks."  Nothing wrong with that.  
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Take risks, be a plumber...fine.   live that life as am educated person instead of an uneducated person.[/quote]

Exactly, isn't this what community colleges are for, do two years for minimal expense, get a good liberal arts foundation, and then if you want to keep going, two more years to pay for, which doesn't equate to hundreds of thousands. My plumber has a bachelor's degree, is very well read, subscribes to the NY Times and WAPO, loves jazz and classical music, and is a season ticket holder at the Kennedy Center, and has a number of interests outside of the blue-collar world of plumbing.  His line of work gives him freedom and financial security to pursue his many interests, interests that were introduced to him through the foundation of his liberal arts studies.

Also, he thinks Fox News is a clown show car wreck with a few two many circus rings. [/quote]

The average DCUMer thinks every tradesman is a toothless rube though because Americans for some reason put more stock racking up debt on a liberal arts degree that gets you a $55,000 salary than a trade job that gets you $75/hr. Attitudes about trade school are more refined in Germany, Italy, etc.

Go to your local Mercedes dealer and asks what a mechanic makes. It’ll be way more than what a Communications major makes…[/quote]

What trade jobs are paying $75/hr? Electric lineman? Most of the skilled trades are squarely in the $50-$60k territory. Nothing to sneeze at, but getting in and getting trained isn’t free anymore and it takes time to work up to that. I had relatives who couldn’t get in to an apprenticeship even with trade school credentials.

Your average Mercedes “technician” is probably making $25/hr for a job he paid $15-$20k to train to get. Cars are just giant computers on wheels.

The choice of “he” is very deliberate. These jobs aren’t open in any real way to women. The exceptions only prove the rule. Nursing is the only thing that comes close for women, and that’s only in desperate times. And you don’t get that job without formal paid-for training.

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