As the adage states, they're a dime-a-dozen. Lots of dimes in fact. Having a college degree nowadays don't guarantee squat. Just a humongous monthly bill and the stress thats goes with it. Good thing the locals are well endowed and will continue until someone like Wal-Mart comes up with a way to make college degrees cheaper. So what's Wal-Mart doing? Hey they're educating their workforce on-line. What for? What does Wal-Mart need with an educated minimum wage workforce?
My guess is eventually Wal-Mart is gonna move into the education industry. Generate a bit of competition in the $1,000,000,000,000 industry. That's a trillion in case you can't count. Imagine the hyperbole the establishments' lobbyists are gonna throw out - debasement of the educational system to the downfall of the American empire. Oh woe is us.
Remember when Wal-Mart went into the banking business 3 years ago? Bought themselves a South Dakota bank and then setup branches in their stores. The banking lobbyists went ballistic, but couldn't stop em. Look where Wal-Mart is now - they got a profitable bank catering to poor folk.
Imagine gettin a Bachelors for $10k or $5k; better than being saddled with a $100K in debt as a minimum wage zombie in today's economy. At Wal-Mart University, when ya graduate, they hire ya to corral shopping carts until you're 65. Wow what a concept! Reminds me of the Truck System.
Anyway, here's an NYT article worth reading: Wal-Mart Finds Ally in Education. Just imagine the possibilities?
