“When we come out of the recession,” Mr. Callan added, “we’re really
going to be in jeopardy, because the educational gap between our work
force and the rest of the world will make it very hard to be
competitive. Already, we’re one of the few countries where 25- to
34-year-olds are less educated than older workers.” – from Higher Education May Soon Be Unaffordable for Most Americans in today’s New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/education/03college.html).

Check the statistics on how much it costs families to send their kids to college . . . that’s a huge chunk out of their yearly income and it’s getting bigger.