In European countries where free tuition is taken seriously, stipends for students and subsidized part time work for students fill in the gap of mitigating oppo

In European countries where free tuition is taken seriously, stipends for students and subsidized part time work for students fill in the gap of mitigating opportunity costs. Free college tuition is a start, but you're right that even more investment is needed. College students should be paid by the state to invest in their education and enjoy their carefree student days. -- Mortgage interest deductions are obviously and inexcusably evil policy, of course. They make a bad example for comparison, like holding up someone's politics to Naziism. -- Also, we can't just fix K-12 or child care first and leave everything else aside. Those are complicated issues that will be controversial forever. We do have to improve other things in the meanwhile.