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Free or low cost public higher education.
The rest of the industrialized world does it.
We did it in the 1950's and 60's.
Who doesn't want it?
College educated people who don't like paying taxes.
Universities that love spending money.

latimes.com/california/sto…
Skyrocketing college costs is a problem that needs to be attacked on both ends.
More taxpayer support for public higher education.
But also more accountability for colleges and universities that spend the money.
Very few politicians are brave enough to take on both problems.
Go through line items on expense reports for entertainment. It's amazing.
Hotel suites rented for department receptions that professors (men) turn into private frat parties while graduate students (women) have no idea what's going on.
Sky high restaurant tabs.
And the travel ....
Not to mention the sky high legal expenses that arise when someone questions why the professors are all or almost all men while over half the graduate students are women ...
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