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> Average College grads make more money over their lifetime, period. And yet incomes have held stagnant through the entire rise of college attainment. That con
by randomdata 5y ago
> Average College grads make more money over their lifetime, period.
And yet incomes have held stagnant through the entire rise of college attainment. That contradicts the notion that there is more money to be made.
Within a given population, those who are born more capable will earn more than those who are less capable. Those who are born more capable are able to go further in school and be more productive in the workplace for the same reasons. Someone born with a crippling disability that forced them to drop out of high school also struggles to find gainful employment for the same reasons.
However, over time, those in similar standing seem to end up making the same amount of money no matter what. If the existence of college and everything associated with it were to magically vanish, those born more capable would still earn more money over their lifetime than those born less capable.
- endisneigh 5y ago> However, over time, those in similar standing seem to end up making the same amount of money no matter what. Cool claim, have any supporting evidence? Personally, I don’t believe that. The opportunities that you have as a result of the skills that you have can create great divergence in lifetime earnings. You’re making a pretty extraordinary claim.
- randomdata 5y agoSupporting evidence that incomes are stagnant? The aggregate data that is compiled from tax return information will naturally be your most accurate source, although I'm sure you can find thousands of articles that distill that further into a more digestible form as it seems to get reported on regularly.
- endisneigh 5y agoI quoted the part I’d like a source on.
- randomdata 5y agoWhich you will find by looking at the income data, or any news article that covers income stagnation if you want the distilled version for easier reading.
- endisneigh 5y agoWhy don’t you post the data you’re referring to so we’re on the same page? Something tells me you won’t show any that supports the quoted assertion. By the way the quoted assertion has nothing to do with income stagnation. > However, over time, those in similar standing seem to end up making the same amount of money no matter what.
- randomdata 5y ago> Why don’t you post the data you’re referring to so we’re on the same page? Like, you want me to link to it? I wouldn't know the URL off the top of my head. That is an oddly specific thing to memorize. > Something tells me you won’t show any that supports the quoted assertion. No doubt. You can tell someone is just looking for a fake argument when they start asking for someone to have memorized an arbitrary URL that is likely a deep path structure and not reasonably memorizable. > By the way the quoted assertion has nothing to do with income stagnation. Especially when they think they have it all figured out, free of misinterpretation. The intent of what I said has everything to do with income stagnation. If you have interpreted it differently, I'm not sure what to tell ya.
- endisneigh 5y agoLol ok - so you got nothing. A shame I was interested in reading. Thanks for clarifying.
- randomdata 5y agoI do not have URLs memorized, no. If you are legitimately interested in reading, you can easily find what you are looking for on Google, I'm sure.