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1、2013.12(2)IsCollegeaWorthyInvestment?A)Whyarcwcspendingsomuchmoneyoncollege?Andwhyarcwesounhappyaboutit?Weallseemtoagreethatacollegeeducationiswonderful,andyetstrangelyweworrywhenweseefamiliesinvestingsomuchinthissupposedlyessentialgood.Maybeit'stimetoaskaquestionthatseemsalmostsacrilegious(大彳'敬
2、fl勺):isallthisinvestmentincollegeeducationreallyworthit?B)Theanswer,1fear,isno.Foranincreasingnumberofkids'theextratimeandmoneyspentpursuingacollegediplomawillleavethemworseoffthantheywerebeforetheysetfootoncampus.C)Formyentireadultlife,agoodeducationhasbeenthemostimportantthingformiddle-classho
3、useholds・Myparentsspentmoreeducatingmysisterandmethantheyspentontheirhouse,andtheyTenottheonlyones...and,ofcourse,foranincreasingnumberoffamilies,mostofthecostoftheirhouseisactuallythecostoflivinginagoodschooldistrict.Questioningthevalueofacollegeeducationseemsabitlikequestioningthevalueofhappin
4、ess,orfun.D)Theaveragepriceofallgoodsandserviceshasrisenabout50percent.Butthepriceofacollegeeducationhasnearlydoubledinthattime.Istheeducationthattoday'sstudentsarcgettingtwiceasgood?Arenewworkerstwiceassmart?Havetheybecomesomehowmassivelymoreexpensivetoeducate?E)Perhapsabit.RichardVedder,anOhio
5、Universityeconomicsprofessor,says,Ilookatthedata,andIseecollegecostsrisingfasterthaninflationuptothemid-1980sby1percentayear.NowIseethemrising3to4percentayearoverinflation.Whathashappened?Thefederalgovernmenthasstarteddroppingmoneyoutofairplanes.”Aidhasincreased,subsidized(补贴的)loanshavebecomeav
6、ailable,andntheuniversitieshavegottenthemoney.nEconomistBryanCaplan,whoiswritingabookabouteducation,agrees：Tt'sagiantwasteofresourcesthatwillcontinueaslongasthesubsidiescontinue.11F)PromotionalliteratureforcollegesandstudentIoansoftenspeaksofdebtasan"investmentinyourself.”Butaninvestmentissuppos
7、edtogenerateincometopayofftheloans・Morethanhalfofallrecentgraduatesareunemployedorinjobsthatdonotrequireadegree,andtheamountofstudent・loandebtcarriedbyhouseholdshasincreasedmorethanfivetimessince1999・Thesegraduatesweretoldth
