The screwing of the average man
by David Hapgood · first published 1974
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A penetrating analysis of the ways in which the middle class is financially exploited and manipulated in America.
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> I always thought that historically, the elite schools were for the children of the elite; Parents of means sent their children to College so they'd have a leg up on the under-class. The Screwing Of The Average Man [0] pointed this out to me. It additionally pointed out that college was subsidized for returning WWII soldiers so they'd have something to do that didn't involve fighting, via the GI Bill [1]. This had…
on “‘Lopping,’ ‘Tips’ and the ‘Z-List’: Bias Lawsuit Explores Harvard’s Admissions” ↗The Screwing of the Average Man
on “What's the most radical book you've read?” ↗Somewhere in my stacks of books there's a copy of "The Screwing of the Average Man", by David Hapgood [1]. One of the chapters points out that College was originally something wealthy parents to send their children to, so that their offspring would have a leg up on the underclass. When…
on “Ask HN: I'm 28yo. Should I start college now, or get real world experience?” ↗> If 3-4 people apply for a single position and 1-2 of them have a degree, then it's a fairly reasonable decision to ignore the other two. Years ago I found a copy of "The Screwing of the Average Man" at a thrift shop. According to Mr. Hapgood, getting preferential consideration for jobs was always the reason wealthy families sent their children to college. After WWII the proletariat class got congress…
on “America's Reverence for the Bachelor's Degree” ↗> "There are too many four-year colleges serving too many students, The Screwing of the Average Man [0] said that college used to be something the upper-class sent their children to so they'd have a leg up on the "uneducated" masses. Then the congress provided the GI Bill to subsidize college for WWII…
on “Trade school, not 4-year college, is a better bet to solve the US income gap” ↗