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The best advice I ever received was: Don't get a degree unless it's required for the career you want. There are PLENTY of secondary education options to pursue for "better employment." People can often find more monetary success with a 2-year welding degree from a local trade school than with a 4-year degree in the arts for a top university.
Like the 9yr old Pennsylvania boy who got his high school diploma, putting him through 9 more years of grade school would be unproductive >

I want to say that formal education is not for everyone  but at least I believe normal functioning adult should comprehend newspapers.