[chadcmulligan]

I think having higher skilled people of all ages would remove this meme of <age> you'll be unemployable. I don't see a down side to having a more employable and educated work force, I do see a down side to the converse which is being played out at the moment imho.

The attitude of 'if everyone does well, then it makes my life harder' I find regrettable. Again, I suspect this is a minority view.

Edit: Imagine the situation where education is freely available, where people have a life long love of learning. Where companies allow their employees to go to classes of all sorts. Wouldn't that be a great world. The one we have now is sort of the opposite. The strange part is this could all be done now, all it takes is a political will. Damn commies I suppose.