Most of them should never have gone to college in the first place. They get a liberal arts degree, which makes them unmarketable, and are under the assumption that since they have a college degree they deserve big bucks. Since their liberal arts degree is worth less than the paper it is written on, they go on to law school. And more useless paper.
I agree lawyers are not wealth providers. They cost Americans anywhere from 2,500 to 3,500, per citizen, annually due to frivilous lawsuits, lawsuit avoidance procuedures done by business, ventures forgone by entrepreneurs because of the fear of being sued, excessive warning lables and businesses closing because of frivilous lawsuits.
A perfect example: Last year a trainer at Seaworld in Orlando was killed by an orca. Yesterday the parents of a child who witnessed the event are suing for emotional distress saying their child was traumatized. They are not related to the trainer. Legally they do not have a case, but the expense incurred by Seaworld to defend the case is an expense and will be passed on to the public.
But hey look at the ROI on a law degreee today: Spend est. $100,000 can’t get a legal job creating a negative ROI, but universities still justify the education as needed and a beenfit to society. Sounds like our politicians trying to justify the stimulus.
Law schools are for people who have nothing else to do with their lives...