"Investing" people who graduate from university earn more than people who don’t. Skills and thinking patterns developed in studying any advanced degree generali

"Investing" people who graduate from university earn more than people who don’t. Skills and thinking patterns developed in studying any advanced degree generalize to other pursuits. It doesn’t matter that the critical thinking skills etc were built in a subject you personally do not value. The person is improved through the process and their earning potential is increased. Your return on investment comes later when they’re paying taxes, which are on average higher than they would have been without assistance. At scale, this kind of investment will pay for itself. There will undoubtedly be outliers on the down side you’d be able to point to, but did you know that philosophy degrees are disproportionately represented among CEO’s? Don’t pick the subjects, just invest in it all and reap the rewards. It will help offset your "social assistance" costs as well. Food stamps, housing supplement, welfare... education gets people out of that. Spend money to make money.