It’s no secret that the US has been in financial trouble for a few years.  Job growth is slow and unemployment is high.  The economy is sputtering along like a 1971 Buick. The terrible nature of things has cast serious doubt on the feasibility of the “American Dream”.

That doubt has translated into a movement of sorts.  It’s becoming more and more common to run into people who think college is a scam, a waste of money, a waste of time, or all three.  By now we all know the story.  We’ve been told to go to school, work hard, and get a good job that will take care of us for years to come.  A whole slew of recent college graduates have been able to complete 2 out of 3.  They’ve gone to school and worked hard but they haven’t found jobs.  These are the people that think college is a waste.

By no stretch of the imagination is this a small number of people.  A quick google search of the phrase “college is a waste” returns 199,000,000 results.  With that type of popularity it would appear that college is losing some steam as a vehicle for economic growth.

What do you think?

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