> there's a clear positive correlation between education and wealth I'm not seeing it. There is very little variance except on the lowest rungs: <20K 5

> there's a clear positive correlation between education and wealth I'm not seeing it. There is very little variance except on the lowest rungs: <20K 5% 20-29K 8% 30-39K 11% 40-49K 14% 50-74K 18% 75-99K 22% 100-149K 25% 150-249K 25% 250-499K 24% 500K+ 23% And we can derive from other data that people with the lowest incomes tend to be people just entering the workforce. i.e. someone straight out of high school might work a low paying job to gain experience in the field instead of furthering education. By the time his peers are graduating, the gap narrows considerably. If bachelor's degrees and incomes had a significant correlation, you would expect a considerable increase in each income bracket like you see for the postgraduates, not just a few percentage points between them. The only interesting correlation is with those who have post-graduate educations, but that was never disputed. It was the argument all along.