Comment by rm_-rf_slash

I have maintained for a long time that our society should focus on apprenticeships - not education - as the primary means to gain job skills. There is a place for k-12 and higher ed, but with a BS being the modern entry ticket to the middle class, it will only continue to raise costs for everyone. Subsidizing apprenticeships instead gives people meaningful skills and a decent income, and they don't spend 2-4 years of their working life either not working and sitting in class, or working out of necessity to make ends meet, which is a detriment to their education.