A recent paper by economists Jonathan Hall and Alan Krueger finds that 48 percent of Uber drivers have college degrees (or higher) to their names.That compares with only 18 percent for taxi drivers and chauffeurs. On the other hand, just 12 percent of Uber drivers only have a high school degree or less, while 52 percent of taxi drivers and chauffeurs do.

I think this is strong evidence that we have oversold higher ed. Far more people are getting college degrees than there are jobs that even remotely call for advanced academic study. Assuming that Obama’s free community college plan were implemented, many of the graduates would end up working in jobs like this.

Hat tip: Edububble