We're being snookered by academia. they take more out of the economy then they put in.

Obama Advocates Student Loan Plan at U. Offering Class on ‘Disney’s Women and Girls’

Someday, there will have to be a distinction between useful degrees and those that are merely hobbies in disguise. Gender studies is one such hobby degree. The old joe about courses in basket weaving is no longer a joke as basket weaving has more social value then gender studies.