This whole debate is bullshit...

The only variable that should be taken into account is the income of college graduates, not some schlep that dropped out and is flipping burgers.

I say this because I saw this totally fucked up report that this year's crop of college grads could expect a starting salary around $50K a year. Why is that fucked up??? Because back when I graduated college in the stone age, my first 'white collar' job paid what the guy sprinkling chemlawn at my house gets paid today - far below that college newbies are getting. Plus, I don't know a single person where I live in SoCal who doesn't easily make double what the chart says.