There are many false underlying assumptions in these questions. > "just get An Education and it'll magically make things better" is not helping the people who

There are many false underlying assumptions in these questions. > "just get An Education and it'll magically make things better" is not helping the people who plain aren't smart enough to get a good job any more. Do you have any evidence that it's an issue of smarts or natural ability? In fact, the best predictor of educational level is parental wealth. I believe almost anyone can achieve if they work hard, and that the goal of society is to give opportunity to all, including college. The big and evil presumption here is that economic class is fixed. There's nothing about children of the wealthy that makes them any better than children of the working class. The latter have every talent and deserve every opportunity. Let people achieve whatever they can; that is freedom and the American Dream; telling them at birth that they aren't worthy of college is just lazy oppression. Social mobility used to be much higher in the U.S., and it remains higher in other developed countries. One reason is that college tuition was lower.