I disagree that degrees are garbage unless the person is

I disagree that degrees are garbage unless the person is
by kormal (2024-02-22 17:57:01)

In reply to: Hell no we shouldn't. The people who can't pay off $12k loan posted by Freight Train

able to pay off their loans. I do not agree with analyzing a college degree from a purely, or even primarily, ROI perspective. Cost should play a role but I believe there is inherent value in collegiate education.

Plenty of trade schools receive federal funding (which I happen to think is a good thing too).

And participants in SAVE also keep their promises. Default disqualifies a borrower from participation.

Replies:

I think you are fundamentally off base - BigClumber 2024-02-22 19:46:50
- I remember an interview with Spike Lee, maybe 10+ years ago - Tex Francisco 2024-02-23 09:41:07
- Not only do I disagree but this is a depressingly - kormal 2024-02-22 19:49:29
  - A very simple thought exercise. - Freight Train 2024-02-22 19:59:14
    - “Own” a college degree - kormal 2024-02-22 20:03:43
      - A college degree is an asset that was bought. - Freight Train 2024-02-22 20:06:56
  - That's hilarious - BigClumber 2024-02-22 19:57:45
    - I don’t see the world as I wish it was. - kormal 2024-02-22 20:04:40
      - I am sincerely curious. In this better world, - Freight Train 2024-02-22 20:14:30
An art history degree has zero utility unless it helps - Freight Train 2024-02-22 19:14:34