tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post2611386714060826924..comments2023-10-26T00:43:12.789-07:00Comments on Skeptical CPA: College, an Investment?Independent Accountanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800220849565219709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-19745823382636364012009-11-02T00:21:24.274-08:002009-11-02T00:21:24.274-08:00Totally Agree with damajah
Term papersTotally Agree with damajah<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flashpapers.com/" rel="nofollow">Term papers</a>daniel johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542612372929827946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-21508111326410327562008-08-25T06:29:00.000-07:002008-08-25T06:29:00.000-07:00I absolutely agree that in the light of spiraling ...I absolutely agree that in the light of spiraling education costs, and the expansion of our economy into fields that pay lucrative salaries to people without college degrees, we need to question the real value of a college education. Spending one or two years of your life packed into "required" classes, living like a monk, and playing "stump the chump" with a professor who has never ventured beyond the ivy covered walls of academia, isn't as appealing as it may sound.<BR/><BR/>A college education pulls the best, brightest and most motivated people out of the work force, at a time when they could contribute immeasurably to the economy, by driving wages up with their increased productivity. Their deferred income, and defered contributions to savings, retirement plans, and social security, and the sometimes enormous debt they acrue, and you have to wonder if a college education is worth the effort. Many so-called studies point to the myth, that college graduates earn as much as a million dollars more than high school graduates in their lifetimes, but they leave out the fact, that college graduates also pay more in taxes, use a considerable portion of their income trying to maintain an above average lifestyle, and are paying as much as 20% of their net income back in student loans.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the day however, it is better to have a college education, and not need it, than to need one, and not have it. There are many, many specific occupations that specifically require a college education. Law, medicine, public school teaching are good examples. The degree is a gate keeper and important discriminator that protects the public good, by showing a credential that proves some competence. From an employer liability perspective, the degree can demonstrate a practice of due diligence with respect to selecting qualified employeesDamajahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15980185717932285044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-31124301236213717322008-08-24T15:33:00.000-07:002008-08-24T15:33:00.000-07:00Jack:You're entitled to your opinion. I don't sha...Jack:<BR/>You're entitled to your opinion. I don't share it. I go further than you: we are and have been "a society ... in decline". For decades.Independent Accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800220849565219709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-12320757352666537392008-08-24T13:20:00.000-07:002008-08-24T13:20:00.000-07:00A Bachelor's degree shows that somebody is capable...A Bachelor's degree shows that somebody is capable of the standard critical thinking and generalization skills that are absolutely necessary for someone to function in society. It is an investment in the cultural literacy that binds society together. As soon as this is discarded we become a society that will begin to be in decline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com