Friday, September 6, 2013

College Costs Rise by 500% in US Since 1985



Can someone please explain this chart to me? As someone who just got hit hard with my most recent tuition bill, this seems kind of unfair.

Granted, I'm sure there's 18 different ways that this data has been tampered with and therefore this isn't as accurate as it should be because we decided to cut and filter the crap out of this data, but regardless, something needs to be done.

With unemployment levels not seen since the 1990s and the continuing rise of globalization, the world is a smarter, more efficient and more diverse place. This makes us more innovative, but it also inherently leads to more competitive positions to fill. Although people try to comfort me in saying that greater efficiency does not necessarily mean fewer jobs, it's a hard thing to believe when you're trying to pay off all of that student debt.

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