> Higher education improves society as a whole. It should be paid for from general taxation, and available to all > A couple of generations ago these were unco

> Higher education improves society as a whole. It should be paid for from general taxation, and available to all > A couple of generations ago these were uncontroversial statements I don't believe those strong assertions you're making were uncontroversial at any time, and are likely objectively less true now than they were in the past.