Why you don't set the minimum wage to $70K

[RolloTheGreat]

I've never said "don't bother getting a degree/qualification", what I've said is degrees/qualifications are commonplace, you can't rely on them to distinguish you from the next job applicant and some employers won't even accept your application if you don't have one.

That's what you say. The US government (who actually know) say 28.8% of people over 25 have a bachelors degree.

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html

Having more education than 71.2% of your peers does not make you commonplace.

You're also ignoring the fact that it is the LAW that a person have a college diploma to do all the jobs I listed. You can't do things like say,"I done graduated high school, I think I'll go be a dentist as that pays well.".

 Therefore they are little better than a high school certificate nowadays and certainly won't be the thing an employer uses to decide whether or not you get an interview let alone a job.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014...level-jobs

Again, that's what you say.

Employers' increasing desire to hire college graduates could squeeze others out of the middle class.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...story.html

As examples, just 25 percent of people employed as insurance clerks have a BA, but twice that percentage of insurance-clerk job ads require one. Among executive secretaries and executive assistants, 19 percent of job-holders have degrees, but 65 percent of job postings mandate them.

Gosh, GStan's opinion or data mining company's data of requirements in actual job postings?

What to trust, what to trust?

Given that degrees/qualifications are commonplace, it is foolish to spend more than necessary on acquiring them.

You need to look up that "commonplace" word, I don't think you understand it.

US Government says 28% of people have bachelors.

You seem to like liberal blog Huffington Post, they agree with me:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/11...68780.html

For instance, college graduates ages 25 to 32 who were working full time now typically earn about $17,500 more annually than employed young adults with just a high school diploma ($45,500 vs. $28,000); those with a two-year degree or some college training earned $30,000.

I'd have to be brain damaged to tell my son, "Gosh son, Gstan says degrees are commonplace these days and not worth the cost. I'm going to spend the $100K I was going to blow on your degree on another cabin because I like going fishing and boating a lot. Have fun trying to pay your bills dude! Maybe you'll luck out and the guy you work for will pull a Dan Price and gift you a good salary!"