Free Higher Education

As college tuition continues to price itself out of the market, I wonder what would happen if no one had to pay for a college education. Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark all provide students with free tuition. Their thinking is that earning a degree is not so much a personal, private affair but rather a social good that contributes to the quality of everyone's lives. I suppose that as Americans, that idea would never fly. People talk about cutting taxes for the wealthy and for business owners because it helps create jobs; a recent report by a pair of economists concludes that investing in infrastructure and education does more to help raise incomes than tax cuts. Of course, having half of your earned income go to taxes may be difficult for Americans to get their heads around, but the benefits sure get me thinking....