> Shouldn't they know how valuable that education is to decide if it's worth their time? It would be nice if that was the case, but we don't expose the value t

> Shouldn't they know how valuable that education is to decide if it's worth their time? It would be nice if that was the case, but we don't expose the value to them. We expose a cost to them, with a profit margin included, completely detached from any value that might possibly accrue years down the line. And we expose it in the form of a never-ending debt. That is a specific choice that society has made, and not the only one available.