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To: Road Walker who wrote (232727)	5/14/2005 10:30:48 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574350

There are only so many seats at the collage grad table, and when those seats are taken the rest are left out. They serve you burgers at McDonalds and bag your purchases at WalMart, and they can't make ends meet at all. A lot of non college grads make good money. I personally know a number of them who make over $40K or $50K a year. Its not all McDs or Wallmart. Tim

To: Road Walker who wrote (232727)	5/14/2005 10:40:31 AM
From: neolib	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574350

Part of the reason the economy continues to do well: money.cnn.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (232727)	5/14/2005 12:05:48 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574350

"The rich were not as rich as they are now, but on a average basis, we were all better off." But it is a small sacrifice to right the terrible wrong of socialism. Workers were getting an undeserved benefit under the old system. And if you give them something they don't earn, they don't appreciate it properly. They should have to work for what they get. Unless, of course, they are already wealthy. To protect them, we need to repeal inheritance taxes and taxes on investments because they are the people who have made this country great... As you note, a college degree isn't a ticket to the middle class anymore. Even a degree in a field that in general leads to well paying jobs. I know many a CS grad who specialized in IT or web-based stuff that can't find a job in their field.