A bit of wisdom from Noam

"Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt they can't afford the time to think. Tuition fee increses are a disciplinary technique, and by the time students graduate, they are not only loaded with debt, but have also internalized the disciplinarian culture. This makes them efficient components of the consumer economy." Noam Chomsky Noam knows what he's talking about, as usual. I dropped out of Madison Area Technical College in 1988. At the time, I was too much into attending anti-nuclear rallies in Colorado and hiking in the Rockies. Worst decision ever, as things turned out. Not only do I have no degree, I still owe more than five grand. Even though I know that's chicken feed compared to the say, $80,000 others owe, I feel I gave myself the worst of both worlds. But at least I have enough consciousness and conscience to not be an "efficient component of the consumer economy." My advice to college-age youth is: "Stay in school, if you can afford to!"