Well, I did say the following: >We should subsidize higher education for fields with high ROI, and immediately cease subsidies and loans for all other academic

Well, I did say the following: >We should subsidize higher education for fields with high ROI, and immediately cease subsidies and loans for all other academic pursuits. In practice, this means doctors and scientists can and should go to college for free; poets can join a book club or pay out of pocket. But while I support subsidizing STEM degrees, including CS, this is one of the few professional fields where credentialism really isn't that necessary. You can easily take CS classes through MOOCs for free and sit for Microsoft certification or some equivalent if you'd like outside verification of your knowledge. Otherwise, it's more than possible to just enter the work force directly out of high school if you're capable of the work. Silicon Valley should be considered a role model for nearly every other professional field. There's no reason for lawyers to need juris doctors rather than apprenticeships. Banks benefit from the sorting functions of higher education, but a great deal of the work doesn't require advanced courses. And let's not start on the inflated credentialism that's crept into teaching, nursing, policing, or virtually all middle-class professions.