WALTER E. WILLIAMS: Job Destruction Makes Us Richer.

I agree with Williams, but ... what is happening to all those entry-level jobs that are the 'first rung' on the success ladder? When I was a kid, there were jobs, like pumping gas and cleaning windshields at the local gas station, that could lead further - say auto mechanic or station owner - without further formal education. Now, though, it seems to me that that path is slowly disappearing. Formal education is a de facto must. And let's face it: our educational system stinks and every dollar the government pours in makes it worse.