Indian Giver?

In a new article published over at Medium.com that was allegedly penned by the infamous Elizabeth Warren, she calls for universal free public college along with the cancellation of student debt loans. If that's not fancy enough for you, she threw in blah blah blah to boot.

All of this because of why you might ask? Well, that's a simple matter of feelings, emotions, and the horrible idea that Americans ought to pay for the bad financial decisions made by an uninformed minority.

Those of us who did not get into crippling financial debt likely did so because we answered a math question correctly. More specifically, should anyone agree to pay for an overpriced college degree when the only thing you'll have to show for it is ramen noodles for the next decade?

I think not. Additionally, I am proud to say this is the type of not-thinking which is not brought to you by collegiate institutions in America. Funnily enough, college and those who push it do not seem to care about the simple practicalities at play, and many cannot shake their focus from the great lie that college is the definitive answer to a prosperous future.

I don't want to steer you wrong; in some cases, college is useful. However, most of the time, this is simply not true. The college's used to be institutes of higher learning, they used to mean something, but this has steadily eroded for quite some time now.

I could wax philosophical all day long in an effort to pinpoint exactly when the American mind came to the subconscious epiphany that college has become a sad joke. Perhaps it was in the late '70s where films like National Lampoon's Animal House rocked the box office.

The film was satirical, yet based in reality. It depicted what college was steadily devolving into, or as Coolio so eloquently put it "educated fools with money on their minds." People enrolled in these institutions with one clear motive, and that had nothing to do with a passion or desire to learn, but rather everything to do with collecting little green pieces of ink and paper.

No one ever seems to bank on the fact that it might not work out, or even worse yet—if it doesn’t you’ll end up with a worthless degree in something that you’re not passionate about. So back in the day tradesmen had internships to weed out the wheat from the chaff, or in more modern parlance, they had mechanisms to separate the interested from those who are not.

It is so easy to fall in love with an idea like: "I want to be this when I grow up." However, if the first day on the job kicks your ass, and you turn tail and run because you don't like the occupation you chose willy-nilly then nothing will save you from an overpriced education as you can't even declare bankruptcy on college loans. This is why Apprenticeship is so valuable, to not only would-be employees but also for would-be employers.

Anywho, I could probably talk on this subject until I'm blue in the face, but rather than do that I'd like to offer you this interesting documentary that clearly depicts better than I can, why one should think long and hard before accepting a college loan and pursuing that particular aspect of The American Dream.

The educational documentary below is entitled 'The College Conspiracy' and is brought to you by the National Inflation Association, and their goal is to prepare Americans for the age of austerity brought to you by a little something called hyperinflation.

Let me know what you think about the film in the comment section below. Am I wrong about College? Are you one of the people who proves that? If so, welcome to the minority of college graduates and congratulations on your success!

In summary, free college is not free college, it's a tax (attacks on your earnings), and anyone telling you otherwise is blowing smoke up your ass. The long and short of it, as they say, is the map is not always the territory. One should always adequately acclimate themselves to the territory before diving headlong into a life of debt servitude. "Free" college is a lie.