You need to read this my Conservative friends (and Liberal ones)

If you have ever wondered why I am an advocate of free education through college, this is it in a nutshell. It’s the economy stupid!

A skilled workforce creates jobs. Education is an investment that is essential to a good economy. I always thought that the ranks of economists were filled with Conservatives. Why is that Conservatives seem to ignore the teachings of their brethren?

Our policies should be less about ideology and more about creating the kind of world we wish to live. Who wants to live in a world of perfect conservative ideology with a bad economy and an uneducated populace (or perfect Liberal ideology with the same problems)?

To my Liberal friends, the government does not create jobs. The government can set the table with education and a solid infrastructure, but the people bring the meal. The quote below should be a cause of concern for everyone that loves this country.

The economic benefits of a college degree are huge and growing, but the proportion of American high school graduates who enroll in college has been stalled since the early '90s. In fact, the rate of college participation for African American and Hispanic high school graduates has actually been falling.

Other countries around the globe are narrowing the income gap with the United States in large part because they're sending an increasing proportion of their young people to college and we're not.

This is precisely why Arizona should be providing more funding for education and universities and not less. The cost of tuition should be falling toward zero, not going up to reach the national average. This is even more true when there is a government funding problem. If workers can easily acquire new skills during a recession, it will be shorter lived.