COLLEGE SPORTS SHOULD PAY FOR COLLEGE EDUCATIONS

 In 2019, which seems to be the most recent year I can find statistics for, college sports in the USA generated 15.8 billion dollars. I wouldn't be surprised if that number has nearly doubled in the last 5 years. So please explain to me how it is that a college education in this country is so expensive that it's a dream that many just can't afford. Please explain to me how it is that so many people in their early/mid 20's are starting out their adult lives with upwards of 100K in high interest student loan debt. Why is it that secondary education is not free in this country like it is in most first world countries? And since it's not, why is it that the money generated from college sports doesn't pay for those who want to go to college just to become educated and earn a degree? Where does all of that money go?

Although they should, our tax dollars don't pay for the guarantee of a college education and that should have every citizen asking why. Could it be that the government wants the options of our young people to be so limited that they're forced to join the military as the only way to support themselves and supposedly have a better future? It's been 50 years since we've had a draft and the industrialized military complex can't really function without living, breathing bodies. Could it be that the government needs and prefers to have our young people be, "indoctrinated cannon fodder in waiting," rather than educated, productive citizens who are capable of free thought? Do not tell me that this country is number one if the only example you can give to support that statement is our military and weaponry. Don't ever tell me that capitalism is great when there is such a visible gap between such a small minority of "haves" and the huge majority of "have-nots." And do not tell me that this country is the best it can be as long as college sports and the money it generates takes precedence over providing actual college educations for the citizens.