Nas Bro,

It is precisely because of these reasons America, a fairly young nation became so prosperous and wealthy that is unprecedented in the history of mankind.

I hear this over and over from the Right Wingers....What led USA ahead of the rest of the world had a lot to do with free public school made available to every WHITE person in the country. Mass education that was handed out freely by the government is the key to American prosperity. While education was only available to the riches and upper classes in Europe and the rest of the world Americans socialized education and left the world far behind on prosperity. No other nation achieved what Americans achieved in science and technology and that is what helped them to come ahead of everyone.

So yes..public education is the only catalyst that fuled the innovations, ingenuity and entrepreneurship of individuals in this country and only government can offer public eduation. America would not have been America if only the rich and fortunates were able to go to school back in the day.