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Not everything human produces ought to have an economic component. This is great. But then we need to stop talking about "investment" in college education. T
by danielweber 12y ago
Not everything human produces ought to have an economic component.
This is great. But then we need to stop talking about "investment" in college education. This is instead "consumption," like taking a ski trip to Aspen.
How much should the US pay for people to take ski trips to Aspen? I promise you they'll enjoy it.
- jordache 12y agoDoes the study of history have a direct economic impact to communities? In most cases no. I assume you recognize the importance of history for human culture? So in the context of an environment where we encourage extended education via monetary assistance, we strip away all forms of assistance for the study of history due to some qualifier. Is this wise?
- danielweber 12y agoIf you just want more people to have a better understanding of history, produce some good history documentaries to show on TV. They might not watch, but they might not attend college, either. Well, we can get them to attend college if use the college degree as a job credential so they can't get a good job without it, but that seems like a cruel policy, especially cruel to the least smart in society, so I don't think you'd want that.
- supercanuck 12y agoI think this is still narrow sighted. What we're talking about is collectivism vs individualism. Sending everyone to community college to learn various things produces a benefit to society that might not translate to economic benefit for that particular person. An educated populace is good for a democracy.