Certainly on an individual scale, less education doesn't necessarily guarantee less money, and more education doesn't necessarily guarantee more money. In the l

Certainly on an individual scale, less education doesn't necessarily guarantee less money, and more education doesn't necessarily guarantee more money. In the large, however, I think it's safe to say that a society that has more well-educated people will tend to have more wealth than one with few well-educated people, all else being equal. The old "correlation != causation" line is, I think, orthogonal to the real sentiment of the author's argument. I mean, I don't agree with our (USA) society's current viewpoint that college is basically high school 2.0, and everyone is expected to go. With employers generally requiring college degrees even for jobs with illustrious titles such as "Administrator" (secretary), I understand why someone would pursue a degree even if they have no love of learning.