One cost of “free” school is that a bunch of kids who have no idea what they want to do with their lives, or who don’t want to get jobs when they graduate from high school, will automatically go to college to party and ultimately flunk out. There is zero risk to them in looking at college as a 4 year vacation. At least when parents pay, they put pressure on the kids to figure out a major and stay in line.
and ultimately flunk out”
Colleges have been making it easier and easier to get degrees so as to keep the money flowing. Not a whole lot of flunking out will be going on. Just accelerated dumbing down.