This is obvious. The point is to remove the profit motive for industries like education and healthcare, since we can all agree these are essential to the public welfare. There are plenty of working examples that show government run healthcare is cheaper than our own and produces better outcomes. We already provide public education up until age 18, why not extend it a few years for the greater good? The economic return on bettering the education system would more than make up for the down payment. Those who like the current pay (borrow) to play higher education system should be philosophically consistent and advocate privatizing the entire K through 12 system, with tuition required.