The real problem is that we have way too many colleges and universities. We should be directing more students to technical schools, junior colleges, or trades and professions that don’t really need a bachelor’s degree. If we reduced the number of 4-year colleges, starting from the bottom of the academic rankings, the government could afford to support them all with little or no cost.
My wife and I had a high school teacher who became a successful artist. He gave us some paintings and we also bought some. I’ve seen some of his originals listed at auction house websites for $5,000 – $6,000, but then I saw one with a strikethrough price of $6,000 reduced to $95. As I learned in Contracts class, the value of a thing is the price a willing seller and willing buyer agree on. Appraisals and listed prices are almost meaningless.
Exactly! And keep the wallet and credit cards, too.