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A Mess on the Ladder of Success

New York Times "Education Life" - Commentary

January 22, 2012

Rather than dividing the country into the 1 percenters versus everyone else, the split in our economy is really between two other classes: the mobile and immobile. The surprise in the census data, however, is that the immobile work force is not limited to unskilled workers. In fact, many have a college degree. Until now, a B.A. in any subject was a near-guarantee of at least middle-class wages. But today, a quarter of college graduates make less than the typical worker without a bachelor's degree.

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