With our present government, education will remain a backseat issue until a profit can be made on a quarterly investments. 4 years is just too long to have to wait to see a return.
The US does not invest in it's self without getting a return, that can diverted into private overseas accounts or into pork.
Australia has free university or did 30 years ago, What do they have now? Smart population, low crime (street, corp, and public office) low unemployment, and is one the fastest growing, and most popular place live and raise a family.
It's a mixed bag at best, and how can anything be attributed to college, criminally, except white collar crime?
[h=2]Crime stats: Australia vs United States[/h] [TABLE="class: body, width: 100%"]
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Australian Crime stats[/h] [/TD]
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American Crime stats[/h] [/TD]
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Assault victims [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 2.4% [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 1.2% [/TD]
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[TD]Ranked 4th.
100% more than United States
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[TD] Ranked 11th.
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Believe in police efficiency
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[TD="class: graphHl"] 76%
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[TD="class: graphHl"] 89% [/TD]
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[TD] Ranked 4th. [/TD]
[TD] Ranked 1st.
17% more than Australia [/TD]
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Bribe payers index [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 8.1 [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 6.2 [/TD]
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Ranked 2nd.
31% more than United States Ranked 9th
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Rape victims [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 1% [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 0.4% [/TD]
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[TD] Ranked 5th.
150% more than United States [/TD]
[TD] Ranked 13th. [/TD]
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Software piracy rate [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 28% [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 20% [/TD]
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[TD] Ranked 95th.
40% more than United States [/TD]
[TD] Ranked 107th. [/TD]
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Suicide rates in ages 15-24 [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 14.6 per 100,000 people [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 13.7 per 100,000 people [/TD]
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[TD] Ranked 6th.
7% more than United States [/TD]
[TD] Ranked 7th. [/TD]
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Suicide rates in ages 25-34 [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 18.7 per 100,000 people [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 15.3 per 100,000 people [/TD]
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[TD] Ranked 7th.
22% more than United States [/TD]
[TD] Ranked 10th. [/TD]
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Total crime victims [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 30.1% [/TD]
[TD="class: graphHl"] 21.1% [/TD]
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[TD] Ranked 1st.
43% more than United States [/TD]
[TD] Ranked 15th. [/TD]
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