To be fair, my basic argument about life patents of nobility applies to all higher education degrees, not just Ivy League degrees. And to be fairer the value employers place on degrees is starting to diminish. And to be even fairer, people are starting to question the relative value of Ivy League degrees relative to other degrees -- particularly in terms of return on investment.
Be that as it may, the Mills chronology goes back a quarter century -- before many of the recent changes in the treatment of higher education degrees -- and it would definitely be unfair to say that the advantageous RoI on Ivy League degrees <http://www.bestvalueschools.com/top-25-ranked-engineering-programs-with-the-best-return-on-investment/> has gone the way of the dodo just yet. I will say, however, that in the aforelinked study, Cornell came out behind Georgia Tech for STEM degree RoI. On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > James Bowery <jabow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If it quacks like a life title, waddles like a life title and lays eggs >> like a life title, it may as well be a life title. >> > > Yeah, okay, great. But where do I collect the payoff for this life > title?!? I mean, I love the old world aristocracy part. It is great having > peasants bow down and kiss my ring, and the police escort where they clear > a lane for me on I-285. I am not knocking that! But I want the cash. Is > there a web site where I sign up for these lifetime benefits and a claim on > economic rent??? I am missing out on this. > > - Jed > >
