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> "Too many people go to college"

This is complete claptrap, would you also say "Too many people go to secondary school"? How about "Too many people go to elementary"?

There is vast value in an educated workforce and "too many" is a nonsense reason for why university level education shouldn't be available for all.

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The second part of the statement clarified intent. It's not a moral judgement, it's conditional failure to fulfill the purpose of differentiation.

If education was the main motivation for college rather then trying to prove to employers you are a more competitive employee then your peers, I feel the system would look a lot different and not have nearly the same balooning cost problem.

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