To me, this reads as further justification for higher-ed as a gatekeeper to employment. First, you needed a college degree. If you didn’t have one, it’s your fa

To me, this reads as further justification for higher-ed as a gatekeeper to employment. First, you needed a college degree. If you didn’t have one, it’s your fault you can’t advance. Plus, the huge debt that comes with student loans is a natural byproduct, so don’t complain if you’re in that group and still can’t get ahead. People are waking up to the fact that higher-ed, coupled with crushing debt, is quite often a losing scenario. So here’s a new way of framing the problem: you didn’t get a double-major (thus incurring even more debt) so it’s still your fault. To me, this reeks of propping up a failing system rather than admitting that tuitions are out of control and today’s youth have very little hope of building a prosperous life. That it’s in the WSJ only furthers my belief that this is the real justification for the article.