>Actually, many students who get a college degree would be better off going to a vocational school to learn welding or some other skill. They'd probably actuall

>Actually, many students who get a college degree would be better off going to a vocational school to learn welding or some other skill. They'd probably actually earn _more_ money than whatever job they can get with a generic 4-year degree. The reason they don't is simple: class. A librarian making $40K/yr is treated better than a welder making $80K/yr. A lot of people (self included, until a moment ago) imagine this whole thing crashing down when companies realize they can get good candidates without requiring a college degree. But I think that will be a secondary marker. The real tipping point will be when young tradesmen build a cool (as in, expensive) frat-like house, and a few sororities start hanging out with them.