Reply #64: Nonsense, Vandelay. An educated workforce pays higher taxes

[JDPriestly]

than an ignorant one. Educating citizens is a profitable investment, probably the most profitable investment a society can make. India and China have learned this important lesson. They are leaping forward because they are educating their citizens.

We leaped forward after WWII thanks to the GI bill that funded higher education for a good portion of a whole generation of Americans.

It is superficial and simplistic to talk about taxes without talking about what the taxes are paying for. A car that costs $20,000 will break down in 10 years. A semester of college tuition for a bright, but poor, kid who has the ability to become a creative engineer will bring benefits for 40-50 years.

Which will it be?

Debt and taxes are not the issues. It's what our values are and where we spend what we have and where and when we save that count.