tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post4232752381157576301..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: $50,000 A Year? Or College?Clayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-40453190211356851262012-12-27T14:25:51.094-07:002012-12-27T14:25:51.094-07:00The majority of comments are even worse than the a...The majority of comments are even worse than the article, but not too surprising given the biases of the typical NY Times readership.<br /><br />As long as a kid is smart and saves his money--avoids the temptation to drink and party or to buy all the toys the salary can buy like $50K monster trucks, expensive hunting and fishing toys, big screens, etc I would think a kid could do quite well. Sure the demand isn't likely to last and certainly intense physical labor can only be done for a few years in youth but if nothing else it can be a great start in life for a kid if done smartly.<br /><br />For a few it might even give them a start into an engineering field related to energy. Oh the horror of less liberal arts majors!<br /><br />No question the author is biased. The author would probably also prefer more students studying Lesbian, transgender African-American studies when we need students in nuclear engineering so we can build more reactors or power engineers designing more efficient fuel burning power plants but that doesn't fit into their Solar and Wind as the only source of energy fantasy land! IF they were truly serious about global warming they would support nuclear power! <br /><br />BTW, did you also read this? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/opinion/our-failed-approach-to-schizophrenia.html?src=me&ref=general<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330841086003053538noreply@blogger.com