> When you put it like that, I sound like a socialist, and not the unrepentent capitalist I hold myself out as. If the shoe fits... There's no reason to subsi

> When you put it like that, I sound like a socialist, and not the unrepentent capitalist I hold myself out as. If the shoe fits... There's no reason to subsidize college education. The recipients get the benefits, whether they are economic or non-economic, so they should pay the costs. The other problem with subsidizing college educations is that the colleges see the subsidies and raise their prices.