The Biggest Scam in America

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  • @VALUETAINMENT
    @VALUETAINMENT2 жыл бұрын

    Get the PDF here: valuetainment.com/the-biggest-scam-in-america/

  • @justinspencer9894
    @justinspencer98945 жыл бұрын

    "$2000 in school books - which is a SCAM within a SCAM" truer words have never been spoken 😂😂😂😂

  • @dripkid89

    @dripkid89

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol unbelievable all that2 money for a dam book these people are crooks

  • @elgringoec

    @elgringoec

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah when I went to U the average book was $15 and a really special one was $35. And I thought THAT was expensive! It's absolutely a racket! 🤯

  • @infinitetundra

    @infinitetundra

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shit most people will never even read those books.

  • @jamesw4198

    @jamesw4198

    5 жыл бұрын

    Get the same book for less on Amazon lol

  • @the_gilded_age_phoenix8717

    @the_gilded_age_phoenix8717

    5 жыл бұрын

    I had a worthless required Business Communications class...where the professor was in on a textbook scam. He had selected chapters from a textbook published by the university, priced it at $120 and required it for the class. These selected chapters came from an old book that you could buy whole on Amazon for about $10.

  • @LesterDiaz
    @LesterDiaz5 жыл бұрын

    Education will get you a job, self education will make you rich. When I learned this it changed everything for me, went from broke to nice living with my internet businesses. Invest in yourself no matter your age.

  • @awerbpo

    @awerbpo

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good to see your hard work pay off. Keep grinding!

  • @tteokbokkigalaxy4517

    @tteokbokkigalaxy4517

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm Jack's Nipples ye deffo a good think to ask

  • @destroyerdev6650

    @destroyerdev6650

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is also my path!

  • @LesterDiaz

    @LesterDiaz

    5 жыл бұрын

    Best piece of advice I can give, focus on 1 skill you want to learn that you believe can make you 6 figures and stick to it for 6-12 months. Give it all you got and don’t be distracted by shiny objects. This is exactly what I did, but it took me a few years to understand it, I got a few vids on my channel that might help the few of you asking how. Like I said self-education and discipline is what defines success in any business.

  • @12349Nitin

    @12349Nitin

    5 жыл бұрын

    - Tai lopez lol

  • @unbelievable9750
    @unbelievable97503 жыл бұрын

    I wasn't aware colleges do not pay taxes. This makes me absolutely sick. My student loans are earning $42 a day in interest. Absolutely disgusting.

  • @TheBandit7613

    @TheBandit7613

    3 жыл бұрын

    I make over 6 figures a year as a union heavy equipment operator. I have ZERO debt and hundreds of thousands in savings. Need help? Just ask....

  • @unbelievable9750

    @unbelievable9750

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBandit7613 I have an accounting degree, but it's still not worth the amount of debt lol. I always thought heavy equipment would be fun. I heard they make tons of money. I've done well for myself, but I'm still looking at other options. I'm still young. How long have you been operating heavy equipment?

  • @ursulasmith6402

    @ursulasmith6402

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, colleges belong to the elites. Of course, they don't pay taxes. Harvard is skull and bones, so is Yale.

  • @joeykabs1150

    @joeykabs1150

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBandit7613 how

  • @fuckgoogleforever

    @fuckgoogleforever

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joeykabs1150 He doesn't have hundreds of thousands in savings. He's flat out lying. Specifically because anybody with that much of a golden egg wouldn't have it in savings. There's tons of other places to have money where they aren't losing money based solely on inflation alone. A savings account is almost always low yield, the target inflation is 2% in the US. Anything in a savings account is literally going down in value. Also banks are only insured up to $250,000 so anything more than that in a bank account is just stupid.

  • @michelleshaner8849
    @michelleshaner88493 жыл бұрын

    I want to know how we can hold colleges accountable. I have 2 children in college right now. 80% of their classes are ONLINE. Not only that, there are NO Professors involved. They are basically teaching themselves for $23,000 a semester!

  • @Gothiqueluv

    @Gothiqueluv

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ouch. I feel ya

  • @dpixvid

    @dpixvid

    3 жыл бұрын

    For a piece of paper and a resume entry. First job after college is when you really start to learn in chosen field... I wouldn’t do college these days... but you have to be sensible and strategic which they don’t teach in high school or college.

  • @thommysides4616

    @thommysides4616

    3 жыл бұрын

    Boy is your family getting the shaft!!!

  • @TonyHernandez-wv5vi

    @TonyHernandez-wv5vi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ha it’s your fault tho should have looked into it more.

  • @quietcontender6969

    @quietcontender6969

    3 жыл бұрын

    Alot of colleges are teaching yourselves in the first place. Trust me most teachers are ass who know thr topic nut can't teach to save their family.

  • @Jfdas123
    @Jfdas1234 жыл бұрын

    Spent $1,500 to get my CDL-A at the age of 21, worked at a company for 3 years making around $70k/year, lived with my parents and save most of my money, then I started my own trucking company now Im making over $100k/year. My cousin got a psychology degree from a UC over $40k in debt and works for me.

  • @dalton9493

    @dalton9493

    4 жыл бұрын

    How much did it cost you to get your biz up and running?

  • @telecastinater

    @telecastinater

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome rock on brother !

  • @ericclaeyborn7008

    @ericclaeyborn7008

    4 жыл бұрын

    So, you're brother is now your personal psychologist? JK... :) Good going!

  • @willieguapo

    @willieguapo

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're an inspiration 👍

  • @ebervazquez9098

    @ebervazquez9098

    4 жыл бұрын

    I did 4 years. Graduated with my bachelors in biology of science with Honors from FAU. I couldn't get a job that would.pay atleast 20$ an hour. So i studied for less then six months and got my roofing license and now making over 100k a year and not working every day.

  • @pdusainc
    @pdusainc5 жыл бұрын

    Learn a trade, start a business....if you fail...start something else...repeat until you find success

  • @jarrydvaneeden1194

    @jarrydvaneeden1194

    5 жыл бұрын

    words of wisdom

  • @adrianpedraza8612

    @adrianpedraza8612

    5 жыл бұрын

    learn a trade > what do you man by that?

  • @TheJoker083

    @TheJoker083

    5 жыл бұрын

    M V shhhhhhhhh schools and the government wouldn’t want you telling people that

  • @zyzzer

    @zyzzer

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@adrianpedraza8612 trades like training to be a plumber, electrician, HVAC technician, etc

  • @donaldlove4039

    @donaldlove4039

    5 жыл бұрын

    Learn, start, fail, repeat...

  • @paulbroderick8438
    @paulbroderick84383 жыл бұрын

    College is required for professions such as engineering, medicine and the law. Trades such as auto mechanic, plumber and electrician can be covered through apprenticeships and on the job training. Oh I forgot, America considers being a 'tradesperson' as low level until you need one!

  • @IM12111

    @IM12111

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup. And majority of public schools and teachers say “Go to college” meanwhile a mechanic earns so much more than them.

  • @MoltenMetalGod7

    @MoltenMetalGod7

    3 жыл бұрын

    People turn their nose up at so many good paying blue collar jobs (good union jobs in northern states) that start off making more than the crappy standard 45-50k office job basically fetching coffee. Plus your trade is portable easier to start your own company when you are ready.

  • @duntno1226

    @duntno1226

    3 жыл бұрын

    Trade people are more way more valuable then English teachers, psych majors, hell maybe even athletes

  • @mrknarf4438

    @mrknarf4438

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm not even sure it should be required for those professions anymore: all the knowledge can be learnt online from the best in the world, yes, you could have in person exams and practical lessons, but then it would be very similar to a trade, just longer... No reason to pay that much or have to sit in class for hours everyday

  • @fondcello1994

    @fondcello1994

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@IM12111 YES! Is the rule of offer-demand applied to jobs vs wages

  • @nealbeach4947
    @nealbeach49473 жыл бұрын

    A wise man once said "not everyone is supposed to go to college, someone has to drive the trucks". If you make everybody special then nobody is.

  • @Pr3ct

    @Pr3ct

    3 жыл бұрын

    The truck driver is making $90K/year with no college debt.

  • @thedominator5620

    @thedominator5620

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm dead right now XD

  • @mechanomics2649

    @mechanomics2649

    3 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately employers of skilled labor are wrapped up in it too. Many of them won't hire you without a degree.

  • @Gothiqueluv

    @Gothiqueluv

    3 жыл бұрын

    I drove that truck for years. I would much rather go to college. Truck drivers don't make as much as you think. Getting 2 days off a MONTH is not a way to live.

  • @Gothiqueluv

    @Gothiqueluv

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Pr3ct What driver do you know that's making 90 grand? If you're an owner Op, yeah you can make that much, but you've got 40-50 grand worth of expenses. I was a driver for years. No thanks.

  • @gregoryfortner6038
    @gregoryfortner60385 жыл бұрын

    I have a 2-year technical degree. And made more money than my sister who has a Masters degree. She said that is not fair. I told her that is a reality.

  • @Trrippy_Shades

    @Trrippy_Shades

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ur so cool

  • @infamouscrusader3363

    @infamouscrusader3363

    5 жыл бұрын

    Right. All because you do more doesn't always mean you'll get more. That's just a phenomena in the world.

  • @rjgn4054

    @rjgn4054

    5 жыл бұрын

    what was the 2 year degree for, just curious

  • @gregoryfortner6038

    @gregoryfortner6038

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@rjgn4054 Industrial Maintenance

  • @rjgn4054

    @rjgn4054

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@gregoryfortner6038 oh cool, thanks

  • @NateOBrien
    @NateOBrien5 жыл бұрын

    I'm sitting in class as I watch this video. I'm half tempted to stand up and walk out right now!

  • @pocketman5510

    @pocketman5510

    5 жыл бұрын

    You already fucked up, you're already in the hole. You should finish unless you only just started

  • @pocketman5510

    @pocketman5510

    5 жыл бұрын

    No entrepreneur would say that

  • @pocketman5510

    @pocketman5510

    5 жыл бұрын

    This exactly, if you're already in - take advantage

  • @lizbethbrady8308

    @lizbethbrady8308

    5 жыл бұрын

    Walk out.

  • @muraddiab6393

    @muraddiab6393

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have class in 2 hours and I'm debating whether I should go, or just go to the library.

  • @shaylynsg8967
    @shaylynsg89673 жыл бұрын

    It's my understanding that a person can have many degrees , and go out to apply for a job , and be denied as too over qualificated, what the heck !!!

  • @CarbonJackal13

    @CarbonJackal13

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very true indeed.

  • @raymondfrye5017

    @raymondfrye5017

    3 жыл бұрын

    That happens when hiring is a scam. Pharmaceuticals, in Puerto Rico, generally saved positions for sons and daughters of politicians.

  • @valeriew4833

    @valeriew4833

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@raymondfrye5017 Shame. Nepotism

  • @jimlyon7276

    @jimlyon7276

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Shay SG - Oh yes a LOT of petty jealous people who aren't prepared to do any work on their own self development hate others who are "too intelligent" & start indulging in "Crab Bucket Mentality (you can Google that ). Twice I had to walk off jobs & once made redundant because of such back stabbing/Empire building/ETC. a$$h*les ! -So you had better watch your back as the worst are insecure lower level supervisors !

  • @richardbowers3647

    @richardbowers3647

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, yes!!! Don't forget that after one spends the time 'degreeing' they have become older too!!!

  • @clerickolter
    @clerickolter3 жыл бұрын

    The Internet is the greatest source of human knowledge - ever - use it to become educated for largely - FREE!

  • @patrickhunter9754

    @patrickhunter9754

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes indeed - im 53 and going to world college for free - I have a masters in utube

  • @misssarahashplant31

    @misssarahashplant31

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well said!

  • @gepard555

    @gepard555

    3 жыл бұрын

    autodidact

  • @jimlyon7276

    @jimlyon7276

    3 жыл бұрын

    @ Thomas Kolter - I got dragged through a brutal & quite unnecessary divorce because my X saw it as a useful diversion to avoid facing up to her toxic childhood ! The fact she wrecked the entire family was of no consequence to her. So I found myself confronted with a toxic "socio"- legal system that had been weaponised by the femiNAZIS such that the institution was broken & to use an engineering term "not fit for purpose" - Nothing in my life had prepared me for the amount of life kr@p I was being given because these idiots had naively bought into the stereotypical false ideologies of so called "feminism" Having accepted that the cause of my LEARNING DEFICIT was a conventional education system that once you get past the 3Rs ( Reading/wRiting/aRithmetic ) is pretty useless & certainly doesn't teach you how to cope with life in a species where 90% are dysfunctional I decided to re-educate myself about the "dark side" of our species -societies by getting on the internet. So while my life has been financially ruined by my X ( back then I was operating in an information vacuum/ no internet & no Freedom of Information Act ) & have now become a much more psychologically mature more evolved person. Without getting into a long monologue for those who want to know the core of our species wide problem is KURT LEWIN indicates we are born "hard wired" to be democratic but few of our parents are & just screw us up! THE other main source are the books of THE child psychologist ALICE MILLER - HTH? :)

  • @Hproawesome

    @Hproawesome

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not the same because you need to develop soft skill such as leadership, communication, teamwork, or problem solving and you do that in school. learning in the internet is just showing you have educational knowledge but it doesnt show how you apply it for a real job. Plus sometimes you need to do hands on work or lab especially if youR an engineer and school provide you that resources. Leaning online is not the because back then we donT have internet in the 80 oR 90.

  • @shellshock8505
    @shellshock85054 жыл бұрын

    I’m 18 and my older brother always told me that college is a scam and most of the people that earn a degree aren’t smart enough to get a job on top of their 100k debt. I just graduated from highschool and I’m heading to lineman school in 3 weeks to learn a trade and the starting salary ranges from 80k - 120k a year. After I save up I’m starting a business or investing in something that I think will make me money. I’m one step ahead of the game with no financial responsibilities and a long life to live. This video should be an eye opener to many high schoolers that think they’re obligated to go to college.

  • @lasenyo7705

    @lasenyo7705

    3 жыл бұрын

    You won't get paid anywhere near that as a starting salary but yeah college can be a scam depending on where you want to work

  • @1k59j1

    @1k59j1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lasenyo7705 not to mention you have your apprenticeship and certifications to go through. This level of pay is attainable in 5-10 years depending on how you play your cards. But you better be damn sure you know your shit, there’s a reason for the hazard pay. I’m not trying to shit on you, I think you have a great idea of what you want to do and you sound like a smart kid, just make sure your expectations are within reality or else you’ll be that guy that can’t stop living in the past saying “oh I could have made this” or “I should have done that”

  • @supermanprime1281

    @supermanprime1281

    3 жыл бұрын

    💯💯💯

  • @bobanderson6656

    @bobanderson6656

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lasenyo7705 He won't miss it by much, but you're right. That 80-120 is post apprenticeship.

  • @bobanderson6656

    @bobanderson6656

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sad thing is, you'll be among the ones paying for the baristas' student loans

  • @rmisionero
    @rmisionero5 жыл бұрын

    Since I graduated from college, I have been an advocate against going to college. It is a waste of money and time, and it is the biggest scam of all time.

  • @whatthebleep2810

    @whatthebleep2810

    5 жыл бұрын

    Me too! I received two bachelors degrees (business and computer science), and I don’t need any of it for my current job. Employers won’t even look at me for technical jobs (due to no experience or certification). I’m pissed that I wasted time and money ($55,000 and now $80,000 after interest)!!

  • @Mar-cs8ny

    @Mar-cs8ny

    5 жыл бұрын

    So very, very true!

  • @abrahampalmer1153

    @abrahampalmer1153

    5 жыл бұрын

    rmisionero indeed

  • @triparadox.c

    @triparadox.c

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's true yet it's a mistake as well.. For you to be able to work, the employers will still be selective by seeing the grades, degrees, and experiences obtained during those days you are in colleges. Yes, in the final selection phase, the degree may not actually play any significant part, but it's the 'gateway' for you to pass 1st filtration. Unless you're one of the few geniuses. Please don't include them in this discussion since they won't be paying at all thanks to scholarships.

  • @12eveal

    @12eveal

    5 жыл бұрын

    @rmisionero | What did you get a degree in and are you working now? If so, doing what?

  • @ariziman
    @ariziman3 жыл бұрын

    I saw this coming 40 years ago, along with education stepping aside for indoctrination. I was an educator.

  • @mechanomics2649

    @mechanomics2649

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean it was already going on 40 years ago.

  • @GoodmanMIke59

    @GoodmanMIke59

    3 жыл бұрын

    As was I, taught 16 yrs (VOC ED), as an engineer, ages 38-54. Finished up as a steam plant operator at UNCG.

  • @thattannerguy856
    @thattannerguy8563 жыл бұрын

    Having gone to college, not having it do a damn thing for me, and still paying off debt 7 years later, I can tell you it's not worth it. Like he said, I literally could have learned everything I learned in college on a laptop in 18 months for far less money

  • @myfavoritevideosofday580

    @myfavoritevideosofday580

    Жыл бұрын

    Honey I can’t learn to become a cardiothoracic surgeon online.

  • @usopp8616

    @usopp8616

    Жыл бұрын

    @@myfavoritevideosofday580 he clearly didn’t have his plan and career together by the time he was in college, THATS why it was a big waste for him, and not a waste to my cousins and uncles who are making hundreds of thousands of dollars as their dream job

  • @TheToxicGunn3r
    @TheToxicGunn3r4 жыл бұрын

    I learn more from researching in my free time on the internet then i did at college

  • @asunsetnameddesire2898

    @asunsetnameddesire2898

    4 жыл бұрын

    FACTS!!

  • @davidpierce9949

    @davidpierce9949

    4 жыл бұрын

    *** than

  • @MrTibbsLive

    @MrTibbsLive

    4 жыл бұрын

    The absolute truth.

  • @solomonking5097

    @solomonking5097

    4 жыл бұрын

    I never been to college but keep up with most of my friends that went and graduated colleges. Some say damn, why wont you become a history teachers? Because im not qualified and I must go by there educational systems smh...

  • @Sejikan

    @Sejikan

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@solomonking5097 feelsbadman

  • @stevenbarkley5067
    @stevenbarkley50674 жыл бұрын

    This video is even more relevant during the lockdown. College is unneccesary, internships and work experience is still needed. But College is not needed.

  • @stevenbarkley5067

    @stevenbarkley5067

    4 жыл бұрын

    Vitor Hara Please give an example of what profession requires a centralized place for education?

  • @stevenbarkley5067

    @stevenbarkley5067

    4 жыл бұрын

    @SSJaye I bought Cryto at the near bottom and sold last week.

  • @BReedhomies

    @BReedhomies

    4 жыл бұрын

    Steven Barkley doctor lawyer engineer. And yes. The world wouldn’t function without these

  • @stevenbarkley5067

    @stevenbarkley5067

    4 жыл бұрын

    bruciie tube Yes but the industry would shift to offer 8 year professional academy’s or apprentice programs. College is ineffective at creating valuable business minded graduates.

  • @missanna208802

    @missanna208802

    4 жыл бұрын

    The resources universities have cant be accessed online. You cant carbon data on your laptop, you cant do DNA analysis, do chemistry experiments, look at anything under a microscope... watch silence u and read about tuition increases and administration and you'll see why tuition..well in the last 15 years at my school. Tuition has doubled, but I dont get paid double what I did when I started.

  • @xisigma
    @xisigma3 жыл бұрын

    I remember the feeling sitting in class for years stiff and bored wasting my life away learning nothing breathing the stale air of 30 other kids just as sick as i am.

  • @Geez01
    @Geez013 жыл бұрын

    It stopped being about education when it turned into a for profit business. Years ago we dropped our son off at a college campus in PA along with thousands of other kids... as we were unloading his personals I overheard one of the senior staff members remark ( half of these people will drop out within a year ) it was like she was saying we have your money now you can go.

  • @ReachingHigher001

    @ReachingHigher001

    2 жыл бұрын

    😮

  • @emiemilia6219

    @emiemilia6219

    9 ай бұрын

    Anybody that is willing to say that (whether to your face or) behind your back, is vile trash. I am incredibly sorry that you've experienced that. I hope your children are doing better.

  • @danoarmstrong2597
    @danoarmstrong25974 жыл бұрын

    Funny how these schools that teach and preach socialism, love capitalism when it comes to them making money.

  • @noelarios9410

    @noelarios9410

    4 жыл бұрын

    Preach it‼️‼️

  • @namenotfound8747

    @namenotfound8747

    4 жыл бұрын

    we have socialism in our capitalism, they aren't two different things, in most countries they are intertwine. In you didn't know

  • @reginapontes5672

    @reginapontes5672

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bingo!

  • @xxGamerX-cc2ho

    @xxGamerX-cc2ho

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@namenotfound8747 Really?

  • @williamwingo4740

    @williamwingo4740

    4 жыл бұрын

    My undergraduate alma mater is like that. Several professors there have made the news with statements or incidents that are outright socialist, communist, or just plain crazy--but they sure don't mind hitting the alumni up for money. The last financial figures I saw indicated that it costs about $75,000 per year--but that's OK, because almost everybody is on some kind of scholarship or student assistance. That makes it fair and equitable. Plus, for the elitists among us, they still have Greek fraternities and sororities. ***Note added 20190820: And they now have a female president.

  • @always_a_failure_
    @always_a_failure_4 жыл бұрын

    Parents force teens to take on debt so they feel good about telling their friends/family that their kids went to “college”

  • @arhamur3287

    @arhamur3287

    4 жыл бұрын

    MY MOM ^^^^^

  • @StevExMachina

    @StevExMachina

    4 жыл бұрын

    Collage.....

  • @bigripintheface7369

    @bigripintheface7369

    4 жыл бұрын

    i was literally forced to go, i hate it. i have a different path i want to take. but nope, college college college

  • @votpavel

    @votpavel

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bigripintheface7369 fail the fucking thing then,they wont keep forcing you if you cant do it,they forced me to go on couple of jobs-one i couldnt do cause it was literally too hard on my body and another i just walked in to talk to the boss and told him i dont want to be here and left lol

  • @Dennis-nc3vw

    @Dennis-nc3vw

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have to agree, it's all about parental snobbery

  • @empoweredwhiteeqyptianking1049
    @empoweredwhiteeqyptianking10493 жыл бұрын

    How did I just stumble across this?! This is one of the most important videos I’ve seen on KZread

  • @cnyled
    @cnyled4 жыл бұрын

    Finally someone uses the right word "scam" to spotlight what colleges are

  • @GoodVibes-mr5ik
    @GoodVibes-mr5ik4 жыл бұрын

    I live in California, and some employers are actually asking for a bachelor's degree in order to apply for receptionist positions- it's sad. These positions do not pay above 30k btw. I've seen them listed on Craigslist and Indeed. I have a 4 year degree, and I don't regret it, but I recommend you learn a skill. A degree *helps* employ you, but a skill makes you valuable.

  • @nina99grateful29

    @nina99grateful29

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good Vibes, good advise, I can say that because I have a bachelor degree in science, license electrician and plumber make more than I and no debt.

  • @GoodVibes-mr5ik

    @GoodVibes-mr5ik

    4 жыл бұрын

    @A Person I speak Spanish, and it is still hard. They always try to look for something where they can low ball your pay. You have a degree, GREAT, but you lack 20 years of experience. Consequently, we can o ly offer you minimum wage.

  • @cfoster6804

    @cfoster6804

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@GoodVibes-mr5ik Yeah the amount of experience these companies want is outrageous these days.

  • @freedinner886

    @freedinner886

    4 жыл бұрын

    College breeds slaves Big time Sad truth

  • @freedinner886

    @freedinner886

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@generalaccount6531 make an e commerce store Import from overseas Get a piece of the action Make a million dollars in 2 years College is for slaves

  • @tryksta7247
    @tryksta72473 жыл бұрын

    I've said this for years. I was ashamed going to a technical school and getting an AAS degree at first. Now I'm proud of it. Paid the school off, zero debt and around $100K/yr. salary in the Healthcare field as a technician.

  • @Solomeo_Paredes159

    @Solomeo_Paredes159

    Жыл бұрын

    How? What career?

  • @magcitrate
    @magcitrate3 жыл бұрын

    Before I went to college, I thought college graduates had some secret education that I wouldn’t understand until I too went to college. After I graduated, I realized it was just a waste of time. I don’t remember crap from college 🤮

  • @johnnytsunami3558

    @johnnytsunami3558

    6 ай бұрын

    Did you at least get a job in your field?

  • @courtneydurham8429
    @courtneydurham84294 жыл бұрын

    What I don't understand is why I need to take English 101 or Humanities to learn how to become an Ultrasound Technician or a Car Mechanic? Why do I need to waste 4 years of my life when I can learn the skills essential to my trade in 2 years or less? It's about learning a skill so I can earn money to live. Academia for academic sake is great if you are training to become a teacher that will train the next generation.

  • @Alesedit

    @Alesedit

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just social liberal indoctrination

  • @frankrizzo5262

    @frankrizzo5262

    4 жыл бұрын

    A smart man once said, “ education is the kindling of a flame, not a filling of a vessel”.

  • @thecapone45

    @thecapone45

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cause government said so.

  • @conservativelatinausa9005

    @conservativelatinausa9005

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes exactly!!!!! l have always said this!!

  • @Ashurbanipal7446

    @Ashurbanipal7446

    4 жыл бұрын

    Courtney Durham no good reason. College needs to be a place for scholars and that’s it. Everything else can be replaced with trade specific schools and apprenticeships.

  • @SirIkeMedia
    @SirIkeMedia5 жыл бұрын

    The system is fucked, but it works in their favor, and that's how they like it.

  • @Ryan-gz6ym

    @Ryan-gz6ym

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's anti-semitic...

  • @Newdawn80909

    @Newdawn80909

    5 жыл бұрын

    DeLacy Digital Literacy the satanic elite that run this world

  • @skeletor8169

    @skeletor8169

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Newdawn80909 you actually believe that garbage? Lmao I swear you type of Christians just love to spread fear.

  • @jimsigs2108

    @jimsigs2108

    5 жыл бұрын

    @DeLacy Digital Literacy nobody knows. I would assume the FED, since they control the money 👍

  • @TheClimbingBronyOldColt

    @TheClimbingBronyOldColt

    5 жыл бұрын

    Skull & Bones, colleges are funding Skull & Bones.

  • @yaltipolous
    @yaltipolous3 жыл бұрын

    As a college student in 2021; I can say for certain that this is more true now than ever.

  • @Hproawesome

    @Hproawesome

    3 жыл бұрын

    Unless your a stem major

  • @BlueThunderboltsiren

    @BlueThunderboltsiren

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am also a college student and I agree with you.

  • @MaxWalker676
    @MaxWalker6763 жыл бұрын

    "Colleges aren't for learning but just for fun" - Elon Musk 2020 :)

  • @shrek19yearsago78

    @shrek19yearsago78

    3 жыл бұрын

    It really is just a bunch of young adults partying not having clue of what there going to do with there life

  • @Hproawesome

    @Hproawesome

    3 жыл бұрын

    especially if they choose useless major and end up working at Starbucks instead .😂

  • @jothishprabu8

    @jothishprabu8

    3 жыл бұрын

    Only for him

  • @zarach9459

    @zarach9459

    Жыл бұрын

    This is true for many students, it is called "University Experience", they attend the university to participate in social life, parties and sports, studying is something secondary, universities know it and encourage it because that is how they get thousands of fools who pay a lot of money for knowledge that they could easily have obtained in any public library or internet.

  • @zoranznidaric4518
    @zoranznidaric45185 жыл бұрын

    Best education system is relationship between older experienced worker and apprentice.

  • @PlaneMechEsq

    @PlaneMechEsq

    5 жыл бұрын

    I agree, but not everybody have those family or social connections. It used to be that if your father is in a certain profession, you can expect to be in the same profession. With the education system, some less fortunate folks can have a shot at learning a trade without the social connections.

  • @locotx215

    @locotx215

    5 жыл бұрын

    One of the pros of nepotism

  • @heyaisdabomb

    @heyaisdabomb

    5 жыл бұрын

    Depends on what your doing. Some jobs, especially and math and science based jobs, need a formal education first.

  • @theQuestion626

    @theQuestion626

    5 жыл бұрын

    well my father was a complete drunk and a fuck off. so there goes your "theory", Margaret Mead.

  • @theQuestion626

    @theQuestion626

    5 жыл бұрын

    @LagiNaLangAko23 in America such are called unions. And those have been on the decline as of late.

  • @Bookworm-ye9qi
    @Bookworm-ye9qi5 жыл бұрын

    As a store manager, I'm not impressed by a college degree. I'm impressed by people who show up to work everyday

  • @trutharmy6517

    @trutharmy6517

    5 жыл бұрын

    ur in retail?

  • @Bookworm-ye9qi

    @Bookworm-ye9qi

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@trutharmy6517 Furniture

  • @louisstevens9613

    @louisstevens9613

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because they call out constantly

  • @jayjordan833
    @jayjordan8333 жыл бұрын

    Trade School was the best decision of my career life. No debt I make good money while many of my friends are paying of nearly six figures of debt and I make what alot of them make.

  • @johnnytsunami3558

    @johnnytsunami3558

    6 ай бұрын

    What do you do for a living ?

  • @jayjordan833

    @jayjordan833

    6 ай бұрын

    @@johnnytsunami3558 I’m in IT

  • @johnwagenhofferjr1132
    @johnwagenhofferjr11323 жыл бұрын

    This is stuff I've said for over twenty years.....Glad you've used your platform to blast this out to the digital universe for everyone. Hopefully, some will benefit and learn from this.

  • @final_counter8836
    @final_counter88365 жыл бұрын

    I was able to learn more on KZread within 30 minutes compared to the stress and amount of meaning less things I have to do in school for 7 hours

  • @cantesito6043

    @cantesito6043

    5 жыл бұрын

    College makes u social, and not an incompetent

  • @jrloyal2594

    @jrloyal2594

    5 жыл бұрын

    KZread academy 💯😁

  • @aundrayperkins9796

    @aundrayperkins9796

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm a proud high school dropout in the 9th grade. now 14 years later I own multiple properties several small businesses, and work a job part time. I'm rent free, car payment free, debt free. I do not even have established credit. I will be retired from working part time by 35. I can't say the same for all my buddies who told me I'd never be anything but a minimum wage slave forever. One of them even had to borrow money from me twice. Another one, I sold a used Lexus to for 3,000 bucks, and he had to make payments, wtf. But who am I, I'm just that high school dropout. who won really.

  • @maxabelmezaarauco2633

    @maxabelmezaarauco2633

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is so true. I learnt english in six months. I can understand native speakers clearly. I think I'm fluent.

  • @maxabelmezaarauco2633

    @maxabelmezaarauco2633

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Sentient being So true, I mean, there a lot of platforms to make contact with amazin people. I think that we have to think like that if we want to make part of this generation.

  • @43pence48
    @43pence484 жыл бұрын

    I'm British and my mind was blown that poor American teenagers, left school with $100k in debt. It's crazy. Colleges are taking the piss.

  • @wagner77able

    @wagner77able

    3 жыл бұрын

    The problem in the US is that higher education has become too much of business in this country.

  • @hmsdefender408

    @hmsdefender408

    3 жыл бұрын

    You guys forget the 2012 tuition increase in England, from 3000 pounds jumped to 9000 pounds per year suddenly.

  • @sappy.3xe

    @sappy.3xe

    3 жыл бұрын

    Man I wish I was born there instead 😭

  • @Tomi_janet15

    @Tomi_janet15

    3 жыл бұрын

    @PC LOAD LETTER No, British sterling pounds is their currency

  • @Tomi_janet15

    @Tomi_janet15

    3 жыл бұрын

    @PC LOAD LETTER oh, lol🤣😅

  • @DSLethal1
    @DSLethal13 жыл бұрын

    My college was not a scam. It's a scam if you are stupid enough to pick the wrong degrees. I paid $52,000 for my 4 year degree at an average state school and my starting pay was $91,000. Then the company I worked for paid $25,000 for my masters degree which bumped my pay up to 120k. I picked a degree in demand.. NOT a degree that makes me feel all fuzzy inside. I work 7 hours a day, make 120k, and spend the rest of my time all warm and fuzzy living life the way I want.

  • @kingcrimson3073

    @kingcrimson3073

    2 жыл бұрын

    let me guess...computer science/engineering lmao.Thats what I did and now I'm making $75K out of school with ~35K in debt

  • @Schoolforson
    @Schoolforson3 жыл бұрын

    Starting a college is an amazing tax hideout

  • @jamesr1703
    @jamesr17034 жыл бұрын

    Kids go to college to learn what people before them used to learn in high school.

  • @jacqueslefave4296

    @jacqueslefave4296

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree, and I have a B.A. and an MA, but from long ago when it meant more than now. The education helped me tremendously but the degrees didn't ever help me professionaly. In fact, it was generally held against me, by bosses that were afraid I could replace them. High School used to be "high", that is quality, not non-sobriety. Now it is a warehouse for students. I recommend that younger students consider the trades, welding, plumbing, electrician, etc., They pay well.

  • @lashlarue7924

    @lashlarue7924

    4 жыл бұрын

    Now this is a statement with which I can generally agree.

  • @marilynguinnane4663

    @marilynguinnane4663

    4 жыл бұрын

    James R --- And they don't even learn what we learned in h.s. in these colleges. Rather, they learn how to be good little socialists.

  • @jacqueslefave4296

    @jacqueslefave4296

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@marilynguinnane4663 Worse than that, they are taught to hate their country and are taught that its founding fathers were evil.

  • @lashlarue7924

    @lashlarue7924

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@marilynguinnane4663 And just what do you think you know about it? Young people are always left-leaning. They haven't actually earned any real money yet or had to pay anything consequential in terms of the tax code. You sound like my uptight great aunt who was always fulminating about things like "socialism" and "the blacks". Get over yourself.

  • @partner348
    @partner3484 жыл бұрын

    "Due to technology, everything has become faster and more efficient, yet college takes longer nd costs more. Why is that? Two reasons, very simple. Greed and politics.

  • @thepowerofthegodhand7003

    @thepowerofthegodhand7003

    3 жыл бұрын

    College is a business

  • @raymondali3688

    @raymondali3688

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @duster3250

    @duster3250

    3 жыл бұрын

    Anytime government gets involved the prices go sky high you get the loans that are funded by the gov, that’s why they like the high prices more interest in the money you borrow, just sickening they don’t care about the citizens they aren’t fooling me.

  • @styroyou

    @styroyou

    3 жыл бұрын

    VAXICIDE.com

  • @paulmalatesta8740

    @paulmalatesta8740

    3 жыл бұрын

    What about the exponential increase in the sum of human knowledge? Why would more knowledge necessarily be absorbed quicker?

  • @philipsandquist3249
    @philipsandquist32493 жыл бұрын

    This is the best video I've ever seen. I love his passion on this topic. I have had many long rants alone in the shower about the absurdity of university costs - so I am often considered an expert on the topic.

  • @ace-dj1dm
    @ace-dj1dm3 жыл бұрын

    really love how you're backing it all up with facts doin it right!!💪💪

  • @EddyGraphic
    @EddyGraphic5 жыл бұрын

    I realized college was a joke the first time I attended a class, I've been going to college for almost 3 years now and honestly I could have learned everything I have learned doing google searches for an hour.

  • @killjoyhog

    @killjoyhog

    5 жыл бұрын

    100% agree on that one.... mostly a waste of time that you will never get back.... I learned way more on my own than on college.

  • @juancapomasi9046

    @juancapomasi9046

    5 жыл бұрын

    Maybe you should've gone to a good college

  • @springer-qb4dv

    @springer-qb4dv

    5 жыл бұрын

    perhaps college is for people who don't know what they want to do - people who do, drop out of college, as it's waste of time for them

  • @LeonOnn

    @LeonOnn

    5 жыл бұрын

    I agree 99%. That one percent is because u get some industry contacts and some very small resources can't be found on Google that u can get from universities.

  • @springer-qb4dv

    @springer-qb4dv

    5 жыл бұрын

    Of course rich and powerful or rich and powerful wanna-bees have excellent reason to go to top ivy league school - to make connection with other rich and powerful. That's the real reason to attend top level college such as harvard etc.

  • @jacqueslefave4296
    @jacqueslefave42964 жыл бұрын

    Also, avoid any major that has the word, "studies" attached to it.

  • @victorsimionato6563

    @victorsimionato6563

    4 жыл бұрын

    this man is smart

  • @jacqueslefave4296

    @jacqueslefave4296

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@victorsimionato6563 If that was for me, thanks, some of the mistakes I have made were my own, others I have seen others do, I just hate to see others go through the same. The education establishment has a bloated institution to maintain, and they're doing it at the expense of the taxpayers and the futures of the next generation.

  • @bcnicholas123

    @bcnicholas123

    4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely right man. Colleges have developed so many fake majors just to milk money out of impressionable young students. They are absolutely *not* looking out for us

  • @doomguy8324

    @doomguy8324

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @samlawhorn

    @samlawhorn

    4 жыл бұрын

    But what about Studies Studies?

  • @mangothe579
    @mangothe5793 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been saying this for years! Thank you for bringing this to light for others

  • @missyjean3588
    @missyjean35883 жыл бұрын

    Keep bringing the TRUTH! We love it 🙏🏾🇺🇸🙏🏾

  • @BitchChill
    @BitchChill4 жыл бұрын

    I love how my teachers constantly try to feed me the notion that "People with higher education makes more money"

  • @your_dad_18

    @your_dad_18

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@desuvult15 😌

  • @your_dad_18

    @your_dad_18

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@desuvult15 😌👍🤘😉😄😙😙😙😙😙😙😙 😎

  • @your_dad_18

    @your_dad_18

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@desuvult15 😎

  • @joyce_rx

    @joyce_rx

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@your_dad_18 It takes experience and hard work to be an entrepreneur. Millionaires and billionaires make up the 1%, and you dont have to be part of the 1% to be considered rich. Theres the lower class, middle class, >upper class,< and the 1%. Theyre called the 1% because _very few_ people actually get to that point lol. I'd rather not take the risk of making, funding, and taking care of a buisness constantly and just get a degree in something worthwhile and make, *on average,* millions more than someone without a college degree. Also, some entrepreneurs probably had a job beforehand, no thanks to their degree, to help them get to where they are

  • @joyce_rx

    @joyce_rx

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@your_dad_18 The reason their count is 1% is not because im stupid. It's because of math. Check yourself before you say something like that :/

  • @p.c.h.6721
    @p.c.h.67214 жыл бұрын

    Waste of money, that’s how I feel about my college education, take the money and invest it in yourself, don’t give it to the college.

  • @estefanigam8888

    @estefanigam8888

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yesss!!

  • @lasenyo7705

    @lasenyo7705

    3 жыл бұрын

    Depends on what you want to do in lifie. If you want to enter corporate america go to college. A photographer or something dont go

  • @styroyou

    @styroyou

    3 жыл бұрын

    VAXICIDE.com

  • @georgeinjapan6583

    @georgeinjapan6583

    3 жыл бұрын

    More details on this please.

  • @p.c.h.6721

    @p.c.h.6721

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@georgeinjapan6583 It is what it is, all that money 💰 take it and invest it in yourself, unless you’re going to be a doctor or something like that, you’re better off taking the money and invest it in your own company or your new home, everything else you can learn it for free, all the information that you need to be successful is available for free, it’s up to you to read and take the time to learn, just got to have the discipline to do it, that all. Personally, College was a massive waste of time and money, I’ve learned way more after College by reading and even by subscribing to good channels here on KZread, it only takes the will to do it.

  • @stefanatchia2467
    @stefanatchia24673 жыл бұрын

    Eye opening, many thanks for this presentation!

  • @nicholaspagano8438
    @nicholaspagano84383 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for bringing this injustice to my attention.

  • @zneteen
    @zneteen5 жыл бұрын

    Ad: Devry University Video: College is a scam Me: okay

  • @VALUETAINMENT

    @VALUETAINMENT

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @BettyAlexandriaPride

    @BettyAlexandriaPride

    5 жыл бұрын

    I don't have ads so I forget coincidences like this happen lol.

  • @jasonchecchi1558

    @jasonchecchi1558

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@BettyAlexandriaPride the benefits of KZread red 😃

  • @unovasfinest2623

    @unovasfinest2623

    5 жыл бұрын

    I got an ad for some of the new games announced for nintendo switch lol

  • @Solrex_the_Sun_King

    @Solrex_the_Sun_King

    5 жыл бұрын

    Unova's Finest lemme guess, the first game in that ad was fortnite?

  • @mel.affiliate
    @mel.affiliate4 жыл бұрын

    College Courses in 2019: Assignment - watch this KZread video on the subject matter and answer these questions. Me: my degree is backed by KZread

  • @kaylamolino3223

    @kaylamolino3223

    4 жыл бұрын

    And it is free too

  • @Diego-zu9jm

    @Diego-zu9jm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Im taking economics and every single assignment week by week requires us to watch a youtube video and answer a few question. That’s literally our entire course

  • @AccordVR

    @AccordVR

    4 жыл бұрын

    Melissa Castelly basically.

  • @pacific322

    @pacific322

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gordon Payne Where did your facts come from?

  • @mel.affiliate

    @mel.affiliate

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ghetto Lisa thanks for sharing, I will be checking out CourseHero lol

  • @vincentkingsdale8334
    @vincentkingsdale83343 ай бұрын

    Unless you want to become a doctor, lawyer, teacher, nurse, engineer, or any other professional....it is NOT worth it

  • @evesperspective7662
    @evesperspective76623 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant presentation of unknown facts Patrick. Thank you so much for shedding light on such an unjust system that robs our youth before they step into the adult world and fend for themselves. The very highest and best in making the world a better place for those who come behind us. Love you all

  • @ruudmuller9929
    @ruudmuller99294 жыл бұрын

    Took me 15 years to pay off all my student loan debt. These figures are mindboggling !!!!

  • @alexman378

    @alexman378

    3 жыл бұрын

    The fact you even made it that fast puts you in a minority. Glad I never took any loans and had a clean slate when I started out.

  • @prodnyu

    @prodnyu

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Jasper James work somewhere else. You are not stuck lol

  • @brennanmartini2819

    @brennanmartini2819

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now working 40 hrs a week with dumb workers making average income

  • @tonyjones1560

    @tonyjones1560

    3 жыл бұрын

    I transferred from the National Guard to the regular army when it finally became apparent that my political-science degree wasn't going to get me hired anywhere else. When I got out, I figured my combination of education and experience (including Gulf War combat) would be enough to get "a foot in the door" somewhere. I figured wrong. I was magically transformed from "inexperienced college kid" to "overqualified veteran." Fortunately, I was a pretty good student in high school and received enough scholarship and grant money to not actually have to borrow a dime until my junior year, so I was out of debt by the time I was discharged and didn't owe a crushing amount in any case...but it still wasn't worth it.

  • @Subvert1024
    @Subvert10244 жыл бұрын

    I wish college was the biggest scam. There is also the federal reserve, healthcare system, and war on drugs.

  • @finnrogers9616

    @finnrogers9616

    4 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget social security

  • @aswad1371

    @aswad1371

    4 жыл бұрын

    And much more.

  • @jamilp670

    @jamilp670

    4 жыл бұрын

    regime change wars also

  • @SalafiJustice

    @SalafiJustice

    4 жыл бұрын

    Shorty marriage isn’t a scam. Marriage is good. The system that exists around marriage was built to destroy marriage. Don’t hate marriage. Hate the government system of it.

  • @easternempire2330

    @easternempire2330

    4 жыл бұрын

    Military industrial complex

  • @jarenkunz7935
    @jarenkunz79353 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad I saw the scam & didn't go to college like most aimless young adults, who willingly went into massive debt without even knowing their major

  • @ritchl3262
    @ritchl32623 жыл бұрын

    One of his best lately here! Amazing content.

  • @iPhonyGamingMC
    @iPhonyGamingMC4 жыл бұрын

    I’m only going to college for a piece of paper, knowing full well I could’ve learned everything online 😕

  • @Bobo-jy5mg

    @Bobo-jy5mg

    4 жыл бұрын

    The qualification will mean more than the learning 👌

  • @kevdawgsports7503

    @kevdawgsports7503

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Bobo-jy5mg that's facts. College is important because you need the degree to get the job you want.

  • @elijahalesana8150

    @elijahalesana8150

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kent Horvath bro who are you talking to? Ahaha calm down

  • @Bobo-jy5mg

    @Bobo-jy5mg

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kent Horvath your telling him to chill the fuck out 😂 he's right take a breather. And there are plenty of online university that are highly reputable and teach the information just as well.

  • @Itzzmeagain28

    @Itzzmeagain28

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Kent Horvath shut'cho bitchass up

  • @mandyhaworth4154
    @mandyhaworth41544 жыл бұрын

    I feel really sick about this. Our schooling is Corrupt. And that is disgusting

  • @traditionalgirl5585

    @traditionalgirl5585

    4 жыл бұрын

    Everything is corrupt these days...

  • @AutotuneSucksBalls

    @AutotuneSucksBalls

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well to add to your depression I’m a Mexican construction worker , when I came to the US they bumped me up ONE FULL YEAR in HS after taking a test, they said I had about 30% English (it’s taught In Mexican schools by default) and I was way ahead of American students in everything. Moreover I know Mexicans that have taken their kids back to Mexico and guess what , lo and behold it isn’t rare for a US student to be DEMOTED one full year because of underachieving...in fact I know two kids personally. The US education system is a joke... and college a huge scam. Now that said, my son is in college now to become a robotics engineer ... he was a math gifted student in Hs. I only agreed to him going to college because I don’t want him building houses like I do but I’m afraid of him not learning anything and struggling to get a job. We are paying cash for his college tho , to hell with those loans. Pray for us

  • @fisterhr

    @fisterhr

    4 жыл бұрын

    The problem begins in early public education for most of us that weren't born with a silver spoon in our mouth. By the time we "graduate" from high school, we should be way more prepared to tackle more advanced subjects in college but we are not. I once worked as a math tutor in a community college branch on a poor part of town. The majority of the people I helped couldn't even add positive and negative numbers...and they either graduated HS or got their GEDs to enter community college. What does that tell you? It tells you that most teachers from K-12 don't care.

  • @fisterhr

    @fisterhr

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AutotuneSucksBalls Dave, I believe you 100%! When I was in middle school (in Texas) my cousins from Mexico used to laugh at the math homework I had when they used to come to visit. These cousins were many times younger than me. I didn't understand that for years especially since the USA is the richest country in the world and Mexico, without trying to be disrespectful, is no where near that. But I have a theory that I think its worth looking into. Tell me what you think. Many decades ago, public education in America was DELIBERATELY dumbed down. Why, because they didn't want too many prepared and qualified American citizens for corporations to have pay them good salaries and benefits. Instead, they preferred smarter foreigners who worked harder, worked longer hours, complained less and did it all for less pay. Same reason manufacturing was shipped over seas. The only thing I disagree with you Dave is what you said, "I don't want him building houses like I do". He is your son and have every right to wish for him to do this or that, but I ask you, what is wrong with building houses? Did you know that there are many immigrants, like yourself, that have prospered in this country and even become wealthy by working with their hands. You yourself just stated that you are paying cash for your son's college education. That tells me that you make more than the average college graduate. How many college graduates are in debt for being pushed by their high school counselors to go to college at any cost and pay off their loans once they graduate? Instead of telling some of them the truth, that they weren't college material, and encouraged them to study a trade instead? They misled them! I took wood shop and metal shop in middle school. By the time I got to High School, the only trade class was basic auto mechanics but shortly after I graduated, they did away with that too. So the new push was for American kids from public schools to go to college regardless if they could afford to do so or not, or worse, whether they qualified to go to school or not. The loans would take care of it. Look at this country now. I've been working for IT for a few years now, and though it pays ok, I don't think I want to do it forever. For one, they expect you to master more and more new technology that keeps changing by the minute but does not necessarily pay you more for it. Plus it isn't healthy to sit down for 10 hours behind a desk each day and going home too mentally tired to want to do anything else. I'm am actually in the process of practicing small drywall repair to make some money on the side and who knows, maybe starting a little business doing it. In construction, you get a workout while you are making money. And if you are smart, like you, you make a darn good living at it. The problem in this society Dave is that blue collar work, including working with your hands, was stigmatized and became unattractive to young students. That is why my dad, like you with your son, with a good intention in his heart, probably made a mistake in telling me to go to college and not do drywall like he did. He probably just went by Spanish TV campaign ads that encouraged Hispanics to go to college, or encourage their kids to do the same. So I say again, how did that turn out with the student loan crisis we face now in America?

  • @Afflictamine

    @Afflictamine

    3 жыл бұрын

    the system was built by the SmallHats designed to corrupt western civilisation and its working, we need to WAKE UP to the zionist regime

  • @enriquealomia6399
    @enriquealomia63993 жыл бұрын

    The problem is that most students go in full time and that's why they are in debt instead of taking a few classes per semester and work at a job

  • @funnatopia704
    @funnatopia7043 жыл бұрын

    I wanted to be a surgeon, I wanted to save lives and help prevent tragedy, but my dreams were crushed before I could even work on making them come true. Thanks America for making college so expensive that it discouraged me from pursuing my goals.

  • @johnnytsunami3558

    @johnnytsunami3558

    6 ай бұрын

    Would that had required 10 years of schooling?

  • @ivars5730
    @ivars57304 жыл бұрын

    I realized college was the biggest scam when I attended UConn and I took a film class and every class we watched a movie and our homework was to compare the two movies every week

  • @Kal-El207

    @Kal-El207

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damn bro. That’s sad.

  • @kevro999

    @kevro999

    3 жыл бұрын

    lmfaooo!!!!!

  • @maryxyz2022

    @maryxyz2022

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damn.

  • @moceanpicture

    @moceanpicture

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seriously? That teacher should be fired.

  • @abcabcq313

    @abcabcq313

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bro come on 😂 I joined a video production class because I was thinking of starting vlogs but no, nothing about cameras or photos, instead we learn the history of movies and how cameras work, I need to learn how to work a camera, not how they were made 🤦‍♂️ only in America

  • @davidwaxman2285
    @davidwaxman22855 жыл бұрын

    No way I'm letting my children take on 100's of thousands in debt to graduate and work at starbucks.

  • @sudiptosarkar5711

    @sudiptosarkar5711

    5 жыл бұрын

    Then what..

  • @chancegreer5735

    @chancegreer5735

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sudipto Sarkar teach them to be entrepreneurs.

  • @aolvaar8792

    @aolvaar8792

    5 жыл бұрын

    My mother told me J.D. from Harvard, B.S. Engr from MIT, M.D. from Johns Hopkins. Your not working at "Starbucks"

  • @jordanwebster1728

    @jordanwebster1728

    5 жыл бұрын

    Chance Greer They don’t even have to be entrepreneurs really. They could do some side hustles, become a graphic designer, investor, so many things to do and make money from.

  • @sakethmanda9590

    @sakethmanda9590

    5 жыл бұрын

    Just make them do STEM, or Med, or law, or nursing. Something useful.

  • @victorshackapopulus6078
    @victorshackapopulus60783 жыл бұрын

    I’m 54 never been to University don’t even live in the States but I’m fascinated by the info in this video. Well done Sir.

  • @renragged
    @renragged3 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia
    @MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia5 жыл бұрын

    Hold colleges accountable to the money. Make them guarantee the student a job in their field of study once they graduate or get a refund. This will fix it

  • @ulthelth2899

    @ulthelth2899

    5 жыл бұрын

    How to solve the college debt and high tuition scam that colleges and government working together have played on the taxpayer and students. Democrats came up with this scam to make the government run student loan department paid for by taxpayers. IT'S TIME TO MAKE THE COLLEGES NOW WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND ASSETS TAKE BACK THIS DEBT THE SCAMMED. IT'S TIME THE COLLEGES STOP THEIR SCAM AND LOWERED THEIR FAKE TUITION PRICES. They keep building huge buildings and after decades of yearly fake tuition raises are now worth billions of dollars. IT'S TIME STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS GO AFTER THE DEMOCRATS FOR CAUSING THIS JUST SO THEY COULD CONTROL COLLEGES, INFORMATION, STUDENTS, CURRICULUM, AND VOTES. Every year the colleges raised their tuition to the outrageous costs and now colleges are worth billions and all scammed by colleges, text book publishers, contractors and every one involved along with Democrat politicians. When anyone saw it would unnecessarily put students in great debt and then raised the objection to this high debt and overpriced tuition the Democrats screamed they were against education. The debt is now close to $2 Trillion dollars of debt held by the government student loan departments and will now bankrupt the country if not paid for. Students are shackled with tens of thousands of dollars of debt and can't pay it back nor can they buy a house with this extra debt on their shoulders. IT'S TIME TO MAKE THE COLLEGES who are NOW WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND ASSETS AND THE DEMOCRAT PARTY THAT HELPED THEM TAKE BACK THIS DEBT THEY SCAMMED. IT'S TIME THE COLLEGES AND THE DEMOCRATS STOP THEIR SCAM AND LOWERED THEIR FAKE OVERPRICED TUITION AND FRAUDULENT INFLATED COSTS. IT'S TIME STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS GO AFTER THE DEMOCRATS FOR CAUSING THIS JUST SO THEY COULD CONTROL COLLEGES, INFORMATION, STUDENTS, CURRICULUM, AND VOTES. It will take four generations to pay this back unless the colleges are given this debt that they caused with the Democrats and their scam.Scream at every Democrat who made colleges inflate their fake tuition costs and bankrupt students, parents and families

  • @impaledbowl

    @impaledbowl

    5 жыл бұрын

    You'll never get into a program

  • @whatevergoesforme5129

    @whatevergoesforme5129

    5 жыл бұрын

    But how many jobs are available for those who got a degree in gender studies, for example? Some degrees are useless and even nonsensical.

  • @chrysiarose

    @chrysiarose

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have a job in gender studies.

  • @whatevergoesforme5129

    @whatevergoesforme5129

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@chrysiarose What is that job? Teaching? How many jobs are there for gender studies?

  • @jesus11063
    @jesus110635 жыл бұрын

    Wow- I sent two of my four kids to college and never know how big the scam was. They are so money hungry. Thanks for uncovering the truth. We need legislation to regulate the college system.

  • @timculpepper6155

    @timculpepper6155

    4 жыл бұрын

    Government is the entity responsible for guaranteeing these loans to these kids in the first place. Government won't help they just make things worse because they are owned by the same banks that give these loans. It's a conflict of interest.

  • @johnkeith5341

    @johnkeith5341

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@timculpepper6155 agreed! Regulation isnt needed, simply rewrite the 501c3 requirements

  • @Plarto545

    @Plarto545

    4 жыл бұрын

    Legislation is in on it...👎🏿

  • @bwizzle4194

    @bwizzle4194

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @mattymccolgan9453

    @mattymccolgan9453

    4 жыл бұрын

    Have to realise the government is just a scape goat you know illusion of choice, it's the people who fund their campaigns that are really running things wake up

  • @ClubuldeEnglezaYouTube
    @ClubuldeEnglezaYouTube3 жыл бұрын

    Well said!

  • @bill7481
    @bill74813 жыл бұрын

    Great video! This topic really hit home.

  • @YoungVeeTV
    @YoungVeeTV5 жыл бұрын

    I graduated from college and would recommend you don't go without a means to pay for it yourself. School Loans are an industry!

  • @robertboisvert4186

    @robertboisvert4186

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sadly!

  • @itechnwrite

    @itechnwrite

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Wasted almost 8 years to get a master’s degree. Wasn’t worth the lost earning years. And the school loans are preset at a high percentage rate no matter what the markets rate is. It is a complete scam...with fake prestige to swallow it down with.

  • @rudystraight1750

    @rudystraight1750

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its not rocket science to see that but most americans are dumbed down from the fluoride and emf radiation from alll the tech around them. Theyre all fucked

  • @trigger1377

    @trigger1377

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rudystraight1750 You literally have no idea what you are talking about. "Technology bad, Americans bad. I generalize a very large and diverse society." You are ironically the dumbest person here

  • @Jaelynne17
    @Jaelynne174 жыл бұрын

    I don’t remember a damn thing I learned in college. Everything I use in life, I learned while on the job. College gave me a 5 year excuse to party and spend money that I’ll be paying back for the next 50 years of my life.

  • @Bobo-jy5mg

    @Bobo-jy5mg

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ten you should have tried harder in college. You would have learned something and not be paying off a loan for the next 50 years of your life. If you waste your time in college then you waste the money you spent on it too.

  • @anamericanentrepreneur

    @anamericanentrepreneur

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jaelynne17 yeah, but weren’t those parties to die for?😂😂. Those were some of the best years in my life!

  • @Bobo-jy5mg

    @Bobo-jy5mg

    4 жыл бұрын

    An American Entrepreneur College was easily the worst years of my life...

  • @nahshuagriffin4022

    @nahshuagriffin4022

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Bobo-jy5mg trying harder doesn't necessarily guaranteed anything. Thinking smarter does. I can keep on trying/working harder for minimal increase but thinking smarter can change the whole situation

  • @Bobo-jy5mg

    @Bobo-jy5mg

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nahshua Griffin nothing guarantees anything in life. Working harder doesn’t guarantee anything and thinking smarter doesn’t guarantee anything too. So working harder may not "guarantee" a better job, less debt, etc... but there’s certainly a strong positive correlation and causation between those that work harder and those that succeed more. You should work harder and smarter

  • @lindahaleysabrina
    @lindahaleysabrina3 жыл бұрын

    I am so amazed by these videos...thank you!!!

  • @ferbholstead6950
    @ferbholstead69503 жыл бұрын

    Dang. This is so informative. Thank you, sir!!!

  • @soal159
    @soal1595 жыл бұрын

    You can get a similar education from the public library and all you have to do is read. You can get the same books students use from the secondary market for a fraction of the cost of the new books. You pay a large tuition to listen to a instructor talk about their son who gets traffic tickets.

  • @Ranieac

    @Ranieac

    5 жыл бұрын

    A lot of career paths have college degrees as requirement unfortunatly

  • @ethanjonas7044

    @ethanjonas7044

    5 жыл бұрын

    soal159 but going to a library won’t give u the certificate

  • @lamakicker69

    @lamakicker69

    5 жыл бұрын

    It’s called a degree

  • @Rxnextgenradio

    @Rxnextgenradio

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ian Rea But a lot of those career paths won’t be around forever

  • @lamakicker69

    @lamakicker69

    5 жыл бұрын

    The Butt Goblin most careers paths that will still be around for the foreseeable are the ones that will require degrees...

  • @skindawgmanson5592
    @skindawgmanson55925 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad I finished a five year apprenticeship 17 yrs ago. I'm a journeyman making 100K a year and been living debt free.

  • @BTsMusicChannel

    @BTsMusicChannel

    5 жыл бұрын

    And of course, money is all that matters in life, right Mr. Manson? I have a PhD, make over $100K and live debt free because I was smart enough to get scholarships, and I know how to think!!!

  • @mhd9166

    @mhd9166

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@BTsMusicChannel unfortunately we live in this time were people care a lot of money rather than being intelligent or developing a state of mind criticism or developing what can i call an intellectual immunity against propaganda

  • @BTsMusicChannel

    @BTsMusicChannel

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@mhd9166 It is known as the advanced capitalist state.

  • @Notlikeganesh

    @Notlikeganesh

    5 жыл бұрын

    Money is the new DEBT, is you dont have debt you're fucking poor

  • @courtneydurham8429

    @courtneydurham8429

    4 жыл бұрын

    Might I inquire? Plumber? Electrician? HVAC? My son is entering the 8th grade and I want him to start thinking about these things.

  • @smarsville
    @smarsville3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent report. Ripping off in all directions. Thank you for doing this.

  • @pdxlife5879
    @pdxlife58793 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for such great info!

  • @jammingalways
    @jammingalways5 жыл бұрын

    "It's called the American Dream for a reason because you have to be asleep to believe it". -- George Carlin

  • @jammingalways

    @jammingalways

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Dale Walker what an incredibly ill-informed statement. Tell that to the degreed homeless population that currently exists. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y42TlNytdtWcoco.html or this lady who had a career... kzread.info/dash/bejne/k6dqxLVmZ73Sl7Q.html

  • @jammingalways

    @jammingalways

    4 жыл бұрын

    @first last2 Exactly! :) A scam that SHOULD be a crime! When I finished college I was NOT in debt as college was actually affordable! I DEFINITELY was not in $30+K worth of debt that's for sure! Get a job and add a mortgage to THAT! Talk about "slavery"! You're forced to work UNTIL you'll DIE! Factor in periodic lay-offs or a RECESSION and what a HORRIBLE life to live! We should be teaching our children to create their own paths! Virgin Records (for example) was started by a high school drop-out! :)

  • @jammingalways

    @jammingalways

    4 жыл бұрын

    @first last2 One more thing... it's like they are telling us... in order to get the opportunity that america "offers", you MUST possess a DEGREE! I've known lifetime MAIDS because they simply couldn't afford "higher education". Sad. Every immigrant who landed here in the early 1900's would not have a PRAYER of a chance by this "standard".

  • @rickyv7757

    @rickyv7757

    4 жыл бұрын

    Carlin was a real prophet

  • @WiscoTricks

    @WiscoTricks

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Dale Walker just like you being born

  • @JesusmyRedeemer1
    @JesusmyRedeemer14 жыл бұрын

    "a scam within a scam" lol. Couldn't have said it better myself. This man is a true business man.

  • @georgebowman3222
    @georgebowman32223 жыл бұрын

    My dad, who never went to college, yet had a genius i.q. was a very successful business man. He called college graduates - educated idiots. After going to university, as an adult, receiving my degree, and paying attention to how things were handled on many levels with staff and facility; it is a huge scam. Most do not want to do their job or care about the students. They are paying an going into great debt yet must teach themselves. Unless you specialize, the degree is basically worthless. It will help you get a job over someone who does not but that is about it. I knew then...what I know now, I would have gone to a trade school.

  • @jakeglenn2246
    @jakeglenn22463 жыл бұрын

    Great post !!!

  • @rodgercastro9607
    @rodgercastro96075 жыл бұрын

    Funny how this video alone taught me more about finances than public school

  • @BaldMancTwat

    @BaldMancTwat

    5 жыл бұрын

    So could watching a brick wall. You don't get taught about finances in school. Ever.

  • @biffgee6797
    @biffgee67975 жыл бұрын

    Stop the student loan guarantees by the government. That's one of the main drivers of increasing tuition.

  • @asiantorange7770
    @asiantorange77702 жыл бұрын

    Matt Damon said it best...You spent 150k on an education you could've gotten for a few dollars in late fees at the public library. Pretty much sums up the educational system in my eyes

  • @jamesbaxter5147
    @jamesbaxter51473 жыл бұрын

    Brilliantly put. This is the type of education we need.

  • @syaodem
    @syaodem5 жыл бұрын

    Go to a community college for 2 years, get enough credits, and then go to a college you wanted to go to. You're almost guaranteed to be accepted and it's way cheaper.

  • @minusfellow

    @minusfellow

    5 жыл бұрын

    Korrel full agreed the amount of money saved

  • @ladyxkuromi

    @ladyxkuromi

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's what I'm doing right now

  • @DoomFinger511

    @DoomFinger511

    5 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! I tell people this all the time. I did the exact same thing. I then took a break to go work after getting my 2 year degree. Then when I was 25 I was eligible for full financial aid (the govt stops taking into account your parents income at that age for eligibility) and was able to transfer and get a BS from a university completely for free. No debt, and payed less then $10k for the first 2 years I attended my community college.

  • @goldengalsclazy

    @goldengalsclazy

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's excellent sound advice. Community colleges can really help ease the financial burden of paying for a 4 year university, or college. Don't forget too that there's The College Level Examination Program (CLEP), which is a program that enables students to earn college credit for introductory-level courses by achieving satisfactory scores on subject-specific tests. If you achieve a certain score, then you can receive college credit without having to spend money taking more classes. It's another GREAT way to cut the expenses of pursuing a 4 year degree.

  • @AliumMoAnn

    @AliumMoAnn

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm doing that right now. On top of that, I got my first year of C.C. free because of financial aid (apparently my school was giving it away to everyone who was taking 12+ units because of a law in my state) so I get to save even more money. Yay for me!

  • @shootermcgavin4999
    @shootermcgavin49994 жыл бұрын

    I got scammed. Paid it off over 10 years. My parents recommended I go to college even though I didn’t know what I wanted to do.

  • @beemonique8466

    @beemonique8466

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just like most young adults.

  • @isabellaharper5455

    @isabellaharper5455

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @iReadFiction

    @iReadFiction

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just like me. Except i stopped it after community college. 1 month into uni and I dropped out. I knew after 2 weeks in there it wasn't meant to be there. Now I do independent projects. Family highly disapproves and I don't give a shit.

  • @ErikaLaGrande

    @ErikaLaGrande

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was like you and it took me forever to finish...15 years. Fortunately, I started college in the fall of 1983 and did the first 4 years at community college. There is NO WAY I could have flaked like that now. Community college was $50/semester and then when I transferred to CSULB, it was about $400/semester. I used to sign up and drop. No way could anyone do that now. I suffered and lived at home so I didn’t graduate with debt. I thank God that I had the luxury to make mistakes. The young kids now don’t have that. The worse thing that happened to me was that my dad never let me forget what a flake I was.

  • @shootermcgavin4999

    @shootermcgavin4999

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ErikaLaGrande Maybe your dad didn't give great fatherly advice and was mostly absent like my dad. The college marketing convinced parents it was worth it and they are the ones that got scammed telling their kids to go to college without any plan.

  • @michaelschuller6633
    @michaelschuller66333 жыл бұрын

    I love your video and you are right on the money. Keep up the good work.

  • @tommypendleton114
    @tommypendleton1143 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video! Finally someone is exposing this scam. You should run for office or make yourself available for a cabinet appointment.

  • @TampaTec
    @TampaTec5 жыл бұрын

    Many Football coaches get paid over about 100k a year.

  • @TJdogs

    @TJdogs

    5 жыл бұрын

    A&M just signed Jimbo for 10 years at 75 million...

  • @alomonwo

    @alomonwo

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh damn Tampatech your channel is awesome

  • @raywasser6820

    @raywasser6820

    5 жыл бұрын

    100 large wont even hire a mediocre assistant at many name schools anymore.

  • @lacking_garage

    @lacking_garage

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have worked in WPI's basketball coaches house. He definitely makes way north of 100k.

  • @2phonebabykeem913

    @2phonebabykeem913

    5 жыл бұрын

    Tampatec some get millions

  • @RCWrightX89
    @RCWrightX895 жыл бұрын

    I think the solution is simple: 1. Make it illegal to require a degree for a job out side of medicine. 2. Tax the University 3. Set the limit on how much a university can charge students. 4. Chage the recognition of degrees to be based on core class credits not overall credits earned. And make it illegal for university to force student to take non-core classes inorder to be qualified for higher core classes.

  • @realhick2003

    @realhick2003

    5 жыл бұрын

    Honestly we just need to end government subsidies and end government student loan forgiveness. These two things are the reason universities can still charge absurd amounts of money and people still go. Price caps would just lead to universities closing instead of lowering prices.

  • @thewilloughby605

    @thewilloughby605

    5 жыл бұрын

    you got my vote

  • @AmazingStoryDewd

    @AmazingStoryDewd

    5 жыл бұрын

    Outside of medicine? What about the sciences? Or engineering?

  • @almasshussein6999

    @almasshussein6999

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Universities are killing us in setting so many modules that we don't really need in a particular course that results in us spending more time on unnecessary staff and them receiving more money.

  • @Zayindjejfj

    @Zayindjejfj

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@AmazingStoryDewd I'd agree that certain fields need to have more time and certification.

  • @ANEGRON69
    @ANEGRON693 жыл бұрын

    God Bless you and your family Patrick!

  • @stephaniecarr6323
    @stephaniecarr63233 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Pat!

  • @bucerias01
    @bucerias014 жыл бұрын

    My son recently left the University of Miami after two years....the cost of tuition, room and board for one year $73k......just too outrageous

  • @abegovic1012

    @abegovic1012

    4 жыл бұрын

    Joseph McManus 73k for one year????? Jesus

  • @MafiosoDon21

    @MafiosoDon21

    4 жыл бұрын

    Holy cow

  • @windowsvistasuxalot

    @windowsvistasuxalot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Miami be expensive but they did just film Bad Boys 3 there

  • @joyce_rx

    @joyce_rx

    4 жыл бұрын

    bruh wtf

  • @JohnDoe-mp1zk

    @JohnDoe-mp1zk

    4 жыл бұрын

    at first I thought this guy is full of shit, but my apology you are correct. Now that is totally freaking ridiculous. WTF. any school that takes pride in it's football team being refereed to as Convicts doesn't seem like the best place. And the way they where those gold chains ( i mean it's hilarious but doesn't depict the institution in the best light). They defein;ley pay them like convicts and exploit the you know what out of them. ( as to all other Div 1 schools

  • @idid1866
    @idid18664 жыл бұрын

    I saw the writing on the wall after two years in college...didn't learn anything new, but I paid thousands! Yeah...it's a scam!

  • @fakename7423

    @fakename7423

    4 жыл бұрын

    All depends on your major! Most are worthless and shitty, others are actually useful and will help you succeed. Not all colleges are bad. I wouldn’t ever go to a big college like the ones back east. They cost too much and are really worthless when you can get the same education elsewhere for cheap

  • @ppawtallywacker9982
    @ppawtallywacker99823 жыл бұрын

    thank you for this

  • @rubentirado1836
    @rubentirado18363 жыл бұрын

    Corruption, greed and politics.