In this episode, Todd Sheets breaks down the truth behind America’s college crisis, the rising cost of higher education, and why the old promise of a “million-dollar degree” no longer matches reality. 

We revisit major policy moments from Hillary Clinton’s 2008 and 2016 campaigns to the cultural narratives that shaped an entire generation—and look at how soaring tuition, weak incentives, and empty guarantees created the debt burden millions face today.

Todd also shares an eye-opening story from The John Fredericks Morning Show about a young man whose work ethic and pride reveal what real education looks like. It ends with a short original verse, I Saw a Man, written the same morning over a warm cappuccino.

In this episode:
• Why college no longer guarantees higher earnings
• How the cost of education outpaced its value
• The mindset shift that traps students in debt
• What politicians got wrong about the college wage premium
• Why free college doesn’t solve the real problem
• A powerful story about work ethic, gratitude, and dignity
• A new poem written for this episode

If you’re interested in:
college debt • higher education policy • American exceptionalism • the student loan crisis • economic mobility • political history • personal responsibility • cultural trends • inspiring real-life stories

…this episode will challenge the way you think.

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