Young Adults Heading for the Prosperity of the Oil Fields Instead of Liberal Academia

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Posted by Robbie Cooper on 12/27/2012 @ Young Adults Heading for the Prosperity of the Oil Fields Instead of Liberal Academia » UrbanGrounds

Doing the work Liberals are too weak to do…

The NY Times has an article today about recent high school grads opting for jobs in the oil fields instead of heading off to the academic industrial complex:

SIDNEY, Mont. — For most high school seniors, a college degree is the surest path to a decent job and a stable future. But here in oil country, some teenagers are choosing the oil fields over universities, forgoing higher education for jobs with salaries that can start at $50,000 a year.

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