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Message: [QUOTE="shandeezy7, post: 5757450, member: 720"] College still is the right thing to do to get ahead for many, many people. Trade schools are also the right way to go for others. What needs fixing is the discernment process, so that kids know exactly what they are getting into regardless of what route they choose. Despite the well-publicized debt issues associated with Higher Ed - which I fully agree deserve to be addressed - study after study after study has shown that your earning power over your lifetime is greater with a college education: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/09/education-and-income.html[/URL] I will also say that this idea that every worker in this country should simply be robots methodically trained in one skill is offensive to me. Throwing writing skills, critical thinking skills, research skills, conflict management skills, etc. etc. by the wayside will not result in a net positive for society. [/QUOTE]