Damn straight - all those blue collar types who do physical work types of jobs are failures, not smart enough to go to college.

Nobody said that. You're building strawmen.

They aremired [sic] in their ignorance and need to be cared for by elites who know whats [sic] best for them.

Again...nobody said that.

All the OP said was that, statistically, a college grad earns more, and is generally healthier (likely due to better access to expensive medical care, though I could be wrong about that) than non-grads. Also, a good college exposes the student to lots of new ideas that they might otherwise never get. I've been hearing that some are dropping many general studies requirements that aren't related to declared majors. I think that is a mistake, and reflects a growing attitude that college is only for advanced training for a profession. At the time, I didn't like to have to take sociology, either. Foreign language? "I'm not leaving the US, why do I need it?" As a physics major, I thought it was dumb. Looking back on it, I'm glad they forced me to branch out and get at least some exposure to other areas of study.

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