Education and political affiliation

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well if I can just find another one of these smart doctors selling their house "for sale by owner" I can make another killing. Sorry a degree has nothing to do with life.

Yes and no. The paper itself means nothing in terms of intellect (in a lot of cases, there are plenty where it does), but whether I or you like it or not, I am more likely to get a job cause of my MBA. It sets me above others. Right or wrong, that degree opens doors for me. That's the reason I got it. I grew up in a poor house...and I mean poor. I saw my father was a useless POS and didn't want to work...but yet he complained that everyone got jobs over him. I didn't want to be like him, so I made sure I wasn't. I got an education even though I had NO HELP other than financial aid that I am still paying back. I even had a full time job while I went to school full time...had to in order to pay for school and food etc.
So you are right in saying the degree has nothing to do with life, but you are also wrong cause there is an advantage in life to having a degree.