[iron0012]

There is a massive body of existing literature (the kind that's published in peer reviewed journals) examining the returns to education. A lot of that research, maybe most of it, suggests that going to college is a very, very good idea financially.

PLEASE, before you let a blog post dictate your position on this issue--and certainly before you recommend to an impressionable 17-18 year old that they not go to college--take the time to properly educate yourself.

[varenc]

I'm open to believing you, but would love some references on this!

[iron0012]

https://scholar.google.com/

The magic phrase to locate the literature you're interested in is "returns to education"