Job Creation

In all of this talk about job creation, there is a point that seems to get lost from time to time.  We talk all the time about skill development and education being the keys to jobs.  The reality is that we are not all wired to work in a job that comes from an education.  Many people are wired to work with their hands in ways that do not rely on a formal education to make a living.  But here is the point that is worth noting: This does not mean that a person is somehow lesser or lower than someone with an education. More importantly, and here is the point many will disagree about, this fact does not mean that they deserve to earn less.  That will rub many people the wrong way.  People assume they deserve to earn more because they went to college and got an education.  But that is simply not true.  For the very least of reasons, one thing an education does is allow you to work with your mind in a way that doesn't break down your body.  At the very least, this seems a fair trade-off for four years of college and some student loan debt.