> This is the crux of it that everyone needs to get over. Universality, High Quality, Low Cost. Pick two. By letting the government meddle you have guaranteed no one can afford college and will be long in debt to a loan they cannot discharge in bankruptcy.
No, this is just boring, lazy libertarianism. What the government did was hand the private sector a blank cheque, which they duly deposited into their bank account, just like any sensible person would.
If the government actually got seriously involved, education could be run as a public service, and it could be all three of universal, high quality, and cheap, as it is in many countries outside the US.
Except that it is no where near universal in Europe. I hear this all the time but they never mention the exams that weed out large % of the population unless you jump through additional hoops. Germany has exams that dictate whether you go to university or trade school, with very little recourse to fix. Italy has continuation exams after the first year that 50 to 70 % can fail. Its a totally different government meddled system in Europe. Almost anyone in the US can find a for profit University (I know many with a 90% acceptance rate) that will accept them somewhere in the US with real accredited degrees. The problem is that free government money is tide that raises all prices.
This is true. Just because the US Government isn't able to run public services doesn't mean governments can't run public services effectively. My province runs our utilities as a publicly owned company, we get not only the cheapest electricity and free water, but also technological innovation and profit that goes to everyone.
No, this is just boring, lazy libertarianism. What the government did was hand the private sector a blank cheque, which they duly deposited into their bank account, just like any sensible person would.
If the government actually got seriously involved, education could be run as a public service, and it could be all three of universal, high quality, and cheap, as it is in many countries outside the US.