I saw/heard these two reports yesterday and today and it immediately struck me how differently Americans look at things. We're fooled into believing this "American Dream" stuff where everyone has an equal shot at the big house, expensive cars, 6 figure salary, etc. Part of the folly is that those things aren't what life is about and we shouldn't strive for that- the other part is that we don't all have an equal shot at millionaire or quarter millionaire status. The American Dream is kind of bogus. Isn't it really about who you (or your parents) know or are? Isn't that how our last president got into Yale? Some of it is self-imposed, like a person whose parents didn't go to college- how likely are they to go to college. Or is neither of your parents has a PhD (or is a doctor or lawyer), how likely are you to end up with one? I'm not saying it never happens, but really what are your chances? There are social and economic considerations, not just parent's education, too.
Oh well. I don't have time to finish my thoughts, but here are the links:
This article was tagged 'best colleges for big salaries' on Yahoo's front page today:
http://finance.yahoo.com/
Oh well. I don't have time to finish my thoughts, but here are the links:
This article was tagged 'best colleges for big salaries' on Yahoo's front page today:
http://finance.yahoo.com/
And for a more realistic look (yes I know I live in the US and this is about the UK):
