of course it does

Not aware of any stronger correlation in macro economics than the correlation between how well educated the population is, and incime levels.

Do you really think there's an argument for going back to an educated elite, and an un-educated workforce? What do you think the un-educated workforce would actually *do*, given how low wages for unskilled workers are in Asia / South America etc?

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on November 24th 2010 at 13:52:47

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The students have walked out, (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Nov 24, 11:08:28
- Lets walk out of work in protest at... (General Chat) - Ben, Nov 24, 12:04:52
  - Bollox to that, I'm not losing pay over them. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 24, 13:04:49
  - Except if you walked out of your work, you would then have to slag yourself off. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 24, 12:30:59
    - Also, they already pay, it is current 6th formers they are protesting on behalf of. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 24, 12:31:55
      - and they're rightly protesting - education is becoming something many poorer families (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 24, 13:09:10
        
        Student loan, part time job, simples (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Nov 24, 13:29:07
        
        That's true. That's how I did it. It isn't easy though. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 24, 13:33:17
        
        the scrapping of the EMA is wrong - but the rest of it, nah, that's bullshit (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 13:18:50
        
        of course (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 24, 13:25:45
        
        it depends on whether the amount of people going into university education bears any relat (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 13:30:33
        
        of course it does (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 24, 13:52:47
        
        you think it's necessary to have a degree to be an estate agent? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 14:00:14
        
        I think (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 24, 14:06:11
        
        there is further education outside of universities y'know (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 14:13:17
        
        I think educating the population does help normal britons (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 24, 13:46:22
        
        sorry, i never meant to suggest that a better educated population was a bad thing (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 13:53:10
        
        I'd like to continue this, as it's an interesting and important topic (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 24, 14:41:56
        
        Tbf, I'm not sure it ever moved on from that. In fact I'd have thought (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 24, 13:18:20
        
        50 years ago you'd have had to have gone to a public school to get into many jobs (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 24, 13:28:17
- Students!! (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Nov 24, 11:43:48
- are they all revolting (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 11:10:29
  - no comment, (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Nov 24, 11:14:03
- if any students are reading this, dont forget a fire extinguisher has more than one use (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 24, 11:09:54
  - as someone who manages fire equipment recharge can i politely tell you to... (General Chat) - samcd84, Nov 24, 12:02:21

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