Higher education isnt a luxury anymore. We seem content with having china manufacture everything so we better make america smart again. Uneducated countries that dont make anything that have a wealthy class and people only capable of making sandwiches and coffee wont be able to bankroll a large military (capable of stealing resources for freedom). I dont have children so i really dont care but if you have them then you should probably care whether or not they have to live in a third world country.