"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ...

On 8/23/13 1:07 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
...

On 8/23/13 11:26 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 23 Aug 2013 06:42:18 -0400, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:

On 8/22/13 10:01 PM, wrote:

Liability Insurance is just a way to make lawyers rich. It
figures you
want more of it.
Maybe we should tell everyone who pays for liability insurance
that
lawyers get a third to a half of all claims for basically doing
nothing but driving up the amount of the claim. That does not
include
the money the insurance company lawyer gets, effectively making
the
cost of the claim about 3-4 times as much as the injured party
ends up
with.,

Now get out your checkbook and pay that insurance bill, sucker.


Uh huh. So I suppose you don't have liability insurance on your
car or
homeowners insurance in case someone is injured on your property,
right?

Yes I do and I understand it is mostly lawyer tax




Oh, I forgot. You don't like people who studied to get a
professional
degree. Military trade school is good enough for everyone.

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As a beneficiary of both, I'll offer my opinion.

There's no question that in the civilian job market a college degree
in
the technical disciplines opens many more doors and can lead to
higher
incomes. However, some of the military technical schools,
particularly
in the Navy (sorry Army dudes) are excellent. Some require higher
SAT
and IQ levels than many colleges.

I think the best is having both. I can accurately state that in my
case I probably learned more practical applications from the Navy
electronics schools than in college, although I'll admit my degree
was
obtained in bits and pieces over many years in many schools. The
degree gave me credentials in the civilian workforce. The Navy
gave me
the real education that was useful.

Looking back now, if I were ever in a situation where my life
depended
on the actions of a military trained vet and today's typical college
grad, I'd much rather have the vet watching my back.




Are there many college grads hiring themselves out as bodyguards?

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Doubtful. They are the first that usually need protection.