>  >I am not going to rock the ship too much here, but the fact of the
> matter is
>  >that often times a degree is needed, especially as a discriminator
> when two
>  >seemingly qualified people are interviewed and one has a degree and
> one does
>  >not.
>
> Not in a Free Market. In a free market there is only demand and people
> willing to fulfill that demand. If the person without the degree is able
> to fulfill the demand for cheaper than the person with the degree, then
> the market will choose the one without the degree.

You are assuming that the existance of a degree is not part of the
evaluation, where expectations are generated.  This, I believe, is the
argument.

In principle, I agree with you.  I know my stuff, and it shouldn't
really matter whether I got that from a classroom or work experience (or
both, as is true in my case).  To some people, however, a degree is
rated as "proof of ability", which is (to my mind) complete BS (not
Bachelor of Science).

--benD
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