This is a huge, spirited discussion. There was a very similar discussion with many of the same points when child labor was outlawed and education was made mand

This is a huge, spirited discussion. There was a very similar discussion with many of the same points when child labor was outlawed and education was made mandatory a bit over 100 years ago. All the points against college education made here...they just as easily apply to that case as well. So we should stop funding public schools, invest it in the S&P 500 and start letting 12 year olds maximize lifetime income by beginning professional life early?