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Usually, by making these kids put themselves in hock, or making them compete for bullshit scholarships, or they can always do what I did and let the military abuse their bodies and minds for a couple of years.
As our conversation started out. . . the reason the cost of education shot up, is because of the government guaranteed student loans. This had to do with the stake holders in Universities and their lobbying of pols. in D.C.
If you are an employer, or a professional organization, what are you going to require? A certification, or none? If you are a worker, or a prospective employee? It matters not if you have the requisite KSA's, if you don't have that piece of paper. This is called economic in-elasticity.
The government, in coordinated activity with industry, has caused the cost of education to skyrocket. As your own post attested, "by making these kids put themselves in hock, or making them compete for bullshit scholarships, or they can always do what I did and let the military abuse their bodies and minds for a couple of years." All of these methods are ways the government forced kids to get those certs. for professional industry, which has been caused by the establishment.
It has been proven, that after a person reaches the level of eighth grade, most intelligent people can self educate, if they are motivated to do so. Education, is the most corrupt profession on the planet. Even Socrates condemned those who would get paid for educating minds, because learning, TRUE learning is a personal and self motivated endeavor.
Did you know that Abraham Lincoln never advanced in school much past Junior High? He self educated and took the BARR himself. So, what are we to make of that? The folks that designed the operating of all of our computer operating systems were all college drop outs.
I can't really have a discussion with you, because you have a world view, and mindset, which make you refuse to acknowledge reality. But, the reality is, yes, due to economics, once the government entered the world of both education and healthcare, those costs rose precipitously.
Those are just the facts, and now we have come full circle around, and you have proved my point. I thank you.
I don't know how good you had of an instruction in your college education, or if you were exposed to the Socratic method, but you have helped me, help you, demonstrate the logical progression of how little you really understand the system.
The only reason YOU remain ignorant? Is because part of your personality and the cherished values you hold, demands it of you. You do not realize, that in large part, the truth supports your values. You and I? We really are, not so different. You only have it in your mind that we are. I only have a better understanding of what is going on, and how things actually work.
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