Met a guy who got a degree in nuclear medicine. Basically, he ran the machines. $20,000 in debt. He got a good job at $60 an hour. Then the hospital went to contracted work, his pay went to $30 an hour.
If we want a world-class workforce, we'll have to figure out how to train them. Germany Chile, Finland, Norway, Sweden offer free college to all of their citizens. But of course, this can't work. Those people are oppressed Socialists.
In 10 years the Feds will make $110 billion on student loans. Profit good! 
We could levy a tax of a fraction of a percent on Wall Street speculators who nearly destroyed the economy, raising $75 billion. 1,000 economists endorse such a tax and 40 countries throughout the world have a similar tax including Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, and China. But that can't work and the rich would have less money and cut our jobs. Right?
Sanders, too idealistic. https://berniesanders.com/issues/its-time-to-make-college-tuition-free-and-debt-free/