re: Meanwhile in Kansas

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Miles has an economics degree from Michigan.

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Rick - this again?

Yes, an econ degree from Michigan is impressive. No question.

But there's a world of difference between being able to graduate and having common sense in the outside world.

I've told you before that one of the worst attorneys I ever worked with had a Harvard engineering undergrad degree and a Harvard law degree. On paper, the guy was gold.

But the guy could barely tie his shoes, bounced around jobs for years, and now is out of the field entirely and is teaching ... in Alaska (and he's from Puerto Rico). I shite you not.

So a college degree is a nice accomplishment, but it's an academic exercise. It honestly tells nothing about the abilities of people in the real world.