Im there every year. The healthcare is terrible you pay more get less and wait for months even years. Taxes are higher. No free speech. Social spending renewable energy and immigration are destroying the economy an culture.
No, just like we used to fund higher education when the Boomers went to school.
With other people's money. Not "free."
Some state and city colleges were free
I remember in the 60s and 70s California State Universities were free
Still very reasonably priced, for in-state tuition.
No, they weren't.
Why "sadly"?
OK, let the rest of the First World.
It sucked for you maybe. Companies in CA were doing just fine. Lots of people made money in California then and now. You don't like it move to Texas. But you won't like it.
It's stupid to say a 4 year degree isn't worth it just because it wasn't worth it to you. Or you didn't do with it what you could. Others have done much more with much less. Sometimes it's your foot in the door. Sometimes it's what separates you from the goobers. So you got a worthless degree or a good degree and didn't do shit with it. Which is it? If you got a good degree perhaps because of what you learned you are saving enough for retirement. If it's a shitty degree, sometimes it's what you make of it. Like an art degree. I'm sure a lot of artist make a lot of money on the internet.
www.burningglassinstitute.org
You lose Skippy
What “free” actually meant
Why it was free
When that changedIt's not JUST me, it's OVER HALF OF COLLEGE STUDENTS.
WSJ: Half of College Grads Are Working Jobs That Don’t Use Their Degrees — The Burning Glass Institute
A new study by the Burning Glass Institute and Strada Education Foundation reveals that nearly half of recent college graduates are underemployed, working in jobs that do not require a degree. Tracking over 10 million career paths from the past decade, the study highlights the long-term effects of u
College is not worth it if you graduate with 6 digits of debt and a low paying job that doesn't even require a college degree. HALF of all college students will find themselves in this situation. Something that has a failure rate of 50% doesn't work.
My degree was in insurance and risk management. I couldn't find any jobs in risk management and the only insurance job I was offered was driving around in my PERSONAL VEHICLE collecting 1 dollar premiums for 1000 dollar life insurance policies from old people in a small town 30 miles from where I lived at the time.
Um no, thanks.
Unless you go into engineering or nursing, college is simply not worth the expense. Instead, go to a trade school, learn how to weld, how to do plumbing, etc, THEN you make major bucks AND have no debt. I make 30 dollars an hour driving a truck, WHEN I'M ROLLING. My neighbor owns his own HVAC company. He charges 125 an hour for his labor. He's never been to college. He's certified in HVAC, though. His little one-man company grosses well over $350,000 a year. 5 years ago he installed a new AC system in my house. Took him 2 days. He charged me 3000 dollars labor. He said today, that unit costs TWICE as much. $3000 in profit in TWO DAYS, 5 years ago.
If you don't want to get your hands dirty, you can drive a truck like me. Some companies, albeit the sucky ones, offer FREE CDL school in return for you working for them for 12 months. Not the best way to do it, but if you're living on a park bench, it is a way to get yourself into this industry. With some experience you can really go places. (no pun intended)
Not free for them either.
It's not JUST me, it's OVER HALF OF COLLEGE STUDENTS.
WSJ: Half of College Grads Are Working Jobs That Don’t Use Their Degrees — The Burning Glass Institute
A new study by the Burning Glass Institute and Strada Education Foundation reveals that nearly half of recent college graduates are underemployed, working in jobs that do not require a degree. Tracking over 10 million career paths from the past decade, the study highlights the long-term effects of u
College is not worth it if you graduate with 6 digits of debt and a low paying job that doesn't even require a college degree. HALF of all college students will find themselves in this situation. Something that has a failure rate of 50% doesn't work.
My degree was in insurance and risk management. I couldn't find any jobs in risk management and the only insurance job I was offered was driving around in my PERSONAL VEHICLE collecting 1 dollar premiums for 1000 dollar life insurance policies from old people in a small town 30 miles from where I lived at the time.
Um no, thanks.
Unless you go into engineering or nursing, college is simply not worth the expense. Instead, go to a trade school, learn how to weld, how to do plumbing, etc, THEN you make major bucks AND have no debt. I make 30 dollars an hour driving a truck, WHEN I'M ROLLING. My neighbor owns his own HVAC company. He charges 125 an hour for his labor. He's never been to college. He's certified in HVAC, though. His little one-man company grosses well over $350,000 a year. 5 years ago he installed a new AC system in my house. Took him 2 days. He charged me 3000 dollars labor. He said today, that unit costs TWICE as much. $3000 in profit in TWO DAYS, 5 years ago.
If you don't want to get your hands dirty, you can drive a truck like me. Some companies, albeit the sucky ones, offer FREE CDL school in return for you working for them for 12 months. Not the best way to do it, but if you're living on a park bench, it is a way to get yourself into this industry. With some experience you can really go places. (no pun intended)
