25 years old and deep in debt

[Ideologue]

$60k debt or $60k salary?

[Phillip V]

http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/31/news/economy/minimum-wage-college-graduates/index.html?iid=HP_LN

The world needs ditch diggers too, I guess.  260,000 people isn't a ton, in the broad scheme of things, but it's still enough to fill a city and it's still a terrifying indication of the twin threats of the college scam and collapsing economy.

More if you consider that 21 states have minimum wages above $7.25

[Ideologue]

Yep.

Thing is, too, you know if there are 260,000 people making $7.25, there are 520,000 making $7.50.

[Admiral Yi]

How does he know that?

[garbon]

This looks to have been a deeply flawed belief given that degrees are dime a dozen.

The consensus among these workers is that they thought pursuing pricey degrees would buy them access into the middle class

Well they don't literally cost dimes.

[Ideologue]

I knew I should have put "*not an actual verified number" next to that.

But I base it on the low-wage jobs I'm aware of, few of which pay straight minwage, with most paying somewhat above, although by no means a living wage.

[Ideologue]

This looks to have been a deeply flawed belief given that degrees are dime a dozen.

The consensus among these workers is that they thought pursuing pricey degrees would buy them access into the middle class

Well they don't literally cost dimes.

Which is more to my point.  That anyone makes $7.25/hr is a travesty, but that's a different order of catastrophe, which we're not prepared to address.

Is it a waste for people to get degrees if they're just going to make $7.25/hr (or $9.25/hr or $11.25/hr)?  Maybe we can agree on that, and pursue some sort of action.

[garbon]

Yes. We should stop telling children that a degree is a ticket to the good life. Perhaps it once was but we don't live in those times.

[CountDeMoney]

Then give yours back.

[Ideologue]

I'll sell you mine for $25,000.  Frame's extra.

[Ed Anger]

I'll sell you mine for $25,000.  Frame's extra.

Do I get your soul too?

[katmai]

I'll sell you mine for $25,000.  Frame's extra.

Do I get your soul too?

He has one?

[Ideologue]

I owe it to the company store.

[Ed Anger]

No sale then.

[sbr]

Yes. We should stop telling children that a degree is a ticket to the good life. Perhaps it once was but we don't live in those times.

Better tell Cal and the rest of the HR flunkies that too, or who ever are the ones that require degrees for toilet scrubbing jobs nowdays.