Quote Originally Posted by DaBudhaStank
Education should be free, period. The attitude in this country is largely that if you don't go to college immediately out of high school, you will fail and have very little opportunity at a fulfilling life. We put more pressure on kids to go to school than ever before, making it almost the only option in many cases, and yet we make it nearly impossible to go. Insane, arbitrary costs that could easily be covered by the school itself given the proper funding. Anyone who went to a public high school like I did, no matter HOW good, knows it'll never stack up to the shittiest private school. Why? Money, and how no one wants to give it to the public. I've never ever understood the logic; "You better go to college, or else you're pretty much fucked. Oh yeah, by the way, we're cutting your funding by 25% and the cost of our school has risen 5k. Oops."
You bring a good point. Why America hasn't socialized education along time ago is mind boggling to me. Currently America spends the most, but doesn't produce the same efficient result as countries with socialized education systems. Also citizens are resources that produce capital for a country, so wouldn't it make sense for the government to provide the means to get an education if you show the willingness too? I feel it'd raise the quality of education as well as providing a service to maintain a healthy society.