"But but I think it's true that education is the single most important thing to help a society. Why should the government subsidize education? Because it is so damn important. If you raise my taxes....and i know that my "investment" (which is what it becomes) is going to be spent so that more of my fellow citizens can get an education.....then...well...sign me up."
If a state is running in the black and wants to use it excess to fund education, it should. Should it stress fields where the graduates can actually contribute after graduation. In my opinion yes. "There is a great reason for the state to help educate more poli sci's, art historians, philosophers, etc. etc. Because then we'll have more poli sci's, art historians, philosophers.....and less drop outs. You highlighted "weak" fields to help prove your point, but this also means more computer scientists, engineers, doctors, teachers...etc." Then the state can raise taxes on the newly graduated Engineers, doctors, and so on in order to help pay welfare for the chronically unemployed people who majored in the liberal arts fields. Having a degree does not guarantee a job, especially if it's in a field that there is no demand for. An employed poet is still unemployed (though hard times would probably give him great angst to drive creativity) even if the his college degree is proudly hung on the wall. I don't have the link unfortunately, but I read an article recently that basically stated the worst workers are those coming from Ivy league schools. They have a sense of entitlement, are lazy, and under educated (they aren't actually taught anything). It said the best bang for your buck if you are going to hire someone is from a technical school. These usually have co-op programs and more classes designed to teach skills. What a person majors in matters. Anyway, what I am saying about picking majors is coming. A California state senator or representative recently proposed a plan where students could go to college for "free" if they sign up to pay a percentage of their salary after college for a set number of years. If something like this is implemented, do you think the state would let them major in something that doesn't pay? J - I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious. - Thomas Jefferson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347769 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
