College prices are going up, . there is no doubt about it, and the student loan program has a lot to do with it. Students in demanding subjects such as engineering or medicine do not have time to work their way through college, as I did. Even the GI bill does not cover the cost. Electron microscopes, high definition sonar, mass spectrometers, and MRI equipment all cost money. However, despite what educators profess, the person that benefits the most from an education is the person that has it. I do not believe I should be taxed to fund someone’s education without some form of public service in return, such as prison wardens, military, highway workers, police cadets, etc. This is not taking away jobs from the public. It is providing jobs to students in the public sector, so they can pay their debts, just like most other people. Since corporations benefit the most from the educated, then perhaps they should contribute more to the education of its employees but only through a co-op program with a defined contract and penalty clause for the student that if the student quits for any reason then the debt is owed to the corporation. I have hired a few students and they are basically of little value for the first couple of years until they learn to produce a product on time. I tend to agree with Wayne and believe that entering college straight from high school is a part of the problem. I know many students (not ALL, but the majority)that have entered college having no idea why they are attending except “everyone expects a college degree” and “people with degrees make more money.” Those people need to be in the workforce until they mature to the point that they have an idea as to what career they wish to pursue. I am not advocating a forced career or servitude. I have changed careers seven times. But the expense was mine, and my debts were paid, and, fortunately, most changes were more profitable in the long run. But, students need to have a purpose and an endgame. Without it, their debts will soar as they try and make up their mind as to what they want to do. By the way, most of the multimillionaires I know are NOT working in the field of their degree. About half do not have degrees, but drive and ambition is not in short supply with these individuals.