Democratic National Convention '08

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Have you compared the average salary of the kinds of jobs that a college student can hold to the current cost of college? Has, since you went through school, the cost of college risen at the same rate as the compensation for jobs that are getable by people with only a high school diploma and who need flexible schedules?

Which brings up another point. College is not for everyone. Everyone should be able to attend a college but not everyone should. If your dream is to find a cure to cancer, college is the place to be. If your dream is to drive a truck Harvard would be a bad investment. There is the perception in this country that everyone wants to go to college and be a doctor or rocket scientist. That's just not the case. A very large number of people want to drive a truck or punch an eight hour day making car parts and go home. I know a lot of these people. They look at me with a blackberry strapped to my side 24/7, carrying a laptop with me on vacation and only saying in hotels with Internet access and say man, your life sucks (a direct quote).

It's not just about money. It's about having the freedom to choose what you want. Obama speaks of opportunity, I like opportunity. But I also like keeping what I earn.