If money is carte blanche, it must be valid for at least a pound of Grade B happiness. That is, after we pay off our loans, and forge our Northeastern diplomas to read MIS instead of BA in English, we should be entitled to some cash. The question at hand, then, is whether education can lead to things other than money. Power clearly comes to mind. Power, as we all know from Court TV, can bring a smile and an occasional tear to anybody with a beating heart and a healthy ego.
Power can create, and power can destroy.
Power can give Jesse Helms the arrogant presumption to act like an ass and still be allowed on capitol hill. Power then, must confer at least some degree of happiness. Of course, as soon as we start to remember the great teachings of Disney, we ll realize that power compromises. Power is bad. There is no way power can confer happiness.