The latest NBC News poll shows two-thirds of registered voters down on the value proposition of a degree. A majority said degrees were worth the cost a dozen years ago.

Americans have grown sour on one of the longtime key ingredients of the American dream.

Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade.

Just 33% agree a four-year college degree is “worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime,” while 63% agree more with the concept that it’s “not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off.”

  • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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    10 hours ago

    Escalators don’t break, they turn into stairs.

    Edit: This comment has been up 2 days and no one get the Mitch Hedberg reference. Fo same, Lemmy.

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      Escalators break, they just remain useful while broken. However, everyone would still rather they get back to how they were before (moving).