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LOLWUT? Other countries do send their kids to high school, and in fact, in Europe many countries send their kids to college for free as well. Also, look at places like Singapore, which are kicking our asses.

We in the US are definitely not at the top of the pack, where it comes to educating kids. [/quote]

Are you clueless?  Most European countries have a trade track.  They may pay for college, but it is certainly not open to all.  Have you ever lived in Europe?  
 
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I lived in Europe for 10 years.  Yes, European countries generally have multiple tracks - the more academically-focused students typically do end up going on to free college in many countries, and there are also general education tracks (but with college still as an option).  But your assertion that they don't have students finish high school is ridiculous, let alone getting short schrift, as even the trade track leads to high school graduation with robust technical and vocational content, and often also comes with technical apprenticeships and other programs following graduation.  Here in the US we don't even give the non-academically minded students that much.[/quote]

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