Knowledge Isn’t Power by Paul Krugman
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Cersei is right: Power is power.
http://pandawhale.com/post/38739/knowledge-is-power-power-is-power-game-of-thrones
This is a really important point: education per se doesn't drive higher salaries and has not done so for a long time. Therefore the whole "a more educated workforce is the key to ending inequality" line is total BS. Inflation-adjusted numbers here:
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/rip-van-skillsgap/
6:53 PM Feb 23 2015