It’s hard to disagree with the words at left, given that it’s the kid’s decision.
College isn’t for everyone in the United States, and that applies, to our shame, to families that can’t afford tuition and the other considerable expenses. Most of the rest of the developed world offers its citizens free tuition, and provides stipends to encourage everyone to achieve their full potential.
College graduates are more likely to:
Take pleasure in art, reading, playing a musical instrument, traveling, and dozens of other pursuits that derive from higher education, and
Live longer, healthier, and more affluent lives.
By contrast, they are far less likely to vote for sociopathic criminals to lead what once was our democracy. If every American had a college education, Donald Trump would just be another walking joke who bankrupted six casinos. He certainly wouldn’t be crawling around this planet, ruining virtually every aspect of life on Earth.
There are essentially two forms of government on this planet: those that care about the wellbeing of their citizens and serve their interests and those that don’t.
Until the late 20th Century, one could have plausibly argued either way re: the United States. Since about 1980, it’s been clear that we really couldn’t care less about the sufferings of the common American.
It’s really become part of our brand. Billionaires deserve tax cuts. The middle class is shrinking, and the poor deserve a kick in the ass for not working harder.
Just nominate some well-educated businessman or city mayor — or maybe just a principled lobster fisherman.
Maine: This shouldn’t be too tough a challenge.
Every day, our nation’s face is pushed a little bit further into the toilet.
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