I whole-heartedly agree. But it's politically untenable, and not just because of unions and sports fans. Any limit to university education in the US butts up w

I whole-heartedly agree. But it's politically untenable, and not just because of unions and sports fans. Any limit to university education in the US butts up with class (read: race) and inequality issues. I would love to close all of the over-priced and educationally dubious for-profit institutions. But any semblance that we are limiting educational attainment to the educational-haves is unacceptable. The market for what HNers regard as an education (4-year degrees from established public or private universities) is really only like half of the post-secondary education market. If you offer Johnny $20,000 to attend Purdue, you have to give everyone $20,000, regardless of their school-choice, aptitude, likelihood to graduate, or future income projections. To do so otherwise puts society in the unfortunate position of deciding who gets to pursue the American Dream.