Subj : Re: New to this
To   : Accession
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Apr 20 2025 01:01 pm

On 19 Apr 2025 at 08:34a, Accession pondered and said...
 
 Ac> Hey Boraxman!
 Ac> 
 Ac> On Sat, Apr 19 2025 04:58:31 -0500, you wrote:
 Ac> 
 Ac> > True.  But you need plumbers, electricians, floor workers, forklift
 Ac> > driver, truckers, sanitary workers, window cleaners, electricians
 Ac> > and the plethora of jobs which do not require a college or
 Ac> > university degree.  Also include farmers, retailers, shop workers,
 Ac> > etc, etc.
 Ac>   
 Ac> > The economy has to be viable for these people as well. We require
 Ac> > them too.
 Ac> 
 Ac> Keep in mind, besides maybe forklift drivers, truckers, farmers,
 Ac> retailers and shop workers, most of these 'trades' do indeed have an
 Ac> apprenticeship, which includes paid-for schooling. This way you do not
 Ac> get out of college starting out with a 5-6 figure debt, and you make
 Ac> decent money (at least enough to raise a family and buy a house.. even
 Ac> if only on a single income, that's for sure).
 Ac> 
 Ac> In a sense, I can agree that "higher education" is a good thing, but
 Ac> "college" is definitely questionable.. depending on what you use your
 Ac> time and money there for. There are more useless degrees than there are
 Ac> useful ones. Getting out of college to an 80k debt while only making
 Ac> 40k/year is definitely not time and money well spent.
 Ac> 
 Ac> Regards,
 Ac> Nick

Further education, even if an apprenticeship is of course, valuable.  I was just highlighting the silliness of this idea that everyone should get a University degree and become a Doctor/Lawyer to be able to afford a home, which is what some people imply.

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