Bellboys with B.A.s

Ross Perot may have lost his big debate with Al Gore last week, but the blustery billionaire did make one telling point: recent college graduates have been having a tougher time finding a good job since 1992 than at any other time in the past 20 years. Irritated by Gore's upbeat description of the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Perot blurted out, "If this is all true, why is it that everywhere I go in a hotel, I've got a college graduate coming up to the room bringing food, carrying bags and so on and so forth, waiting...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!