[Brian Griffin]

A country that’s $37 trillion in debt shouldn’t be handing out grants.

Colleges like Harvard have billions in their endowment.

If the research doesn’t seem likely to pay off better than Wall Street, place the plan in the circular file.

[Tell It Right]

Agreed. Get rid of federal money for colleges, universities, and trade schools. If states want to pay for public colleges that's their business. If the federal govt got out of it, the price of tuition and books would go waaayyyy down to intrinsic levels. That means college would cost what it's worth. If the degree is little better than toilet paper, students will pay little for it.

But if it's a good major in a good college (at least if the college is good for that major), then students and parents and maybe employers will still pay decent money for it. No govt money would mean prices would be based on supply and demand.