College May Not Be Worth It Anymore

Re:College May Not Be Worth It Anymore by paulpauper on Thursday May 17, 2018 @12:59PM (#17093095)

But if you are a child of parents who can finance your college? Absolutely. No question. This is essentially a way to enforce Aristocracy.

Are you sure? $100k in college vs. $100k in S&P 500 ..I think the it's about the same. The grad starts with a -100k deficit (i'm assuming graduate school is included). The Aristocracy perpetuates itself through inheritance. I don't think most college grads, even with the wage premium, feel like aristocrats.

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Re:College May Not Be Worth It Anymore by VikingCoder on Thursday May 17, 2018 @01:58PM (#17093711)

I don't think most college grads know what it's like to be born to parents who aren't well off.

I'm leaning heavily on "most" here.

I don't think $100k in S&P 500 at 18 provides you with enough income at 22 and on. If you $100k in S&P 500 at birth or sooner, maybe.

Also, yes, if everyone in the country owned enough S&P 500 to get by, then... No, that wouldn't really work, would it? :)

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