The latest NBC News poll shows two-thirds of registered voters down on the value proposition of a degree. A majority said degrees were worth the cost a dozen years ago.
Americans have grown sour on one of the longtime key ingredients of the American dream.
Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade.
Just 33% agree a four-year college degree is “worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime,” while 63% agree more with the concept that it’s “not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off.”
That is so sad and so us-american… You’re not a civilized society anymore but existing only to please your capitalist owners. To them, you don’t need art, philosophy or anything else that isn’t directly applicable to capitalist interests.
The poor should not waste themselves on “useless” knowledge. You should only waste yourself in money-making capitalist mines like boring offices. At least those with enough cash can still enjoy the finer arts. Or any of the financially less advantageous degrees.