This framing is on its head because America already has a very generous welfare state and hands out money much more liberally than many European states. Includi

This framing is on its head because America already has a very generous welfare state and hands out money much more liberally than many European states. Including in education which is why there's such an inflation in education cost. The US even has a more progressive taxation system than most European countries. In Europe education is largely public and thus its subject to budgetary concerns. It's why Germans go to vocational training and have half as many people in tertiary education, there's no degree or cost inflation. People in the US who aim for European policies need to understand that it consists not of liberal fiscal policy but of robust public services provided by and largely paid for by the middle and working class.