College for everyone?

I will gag if I hear another politician or pundit engage in sycophantic prattle about "Helping parents pay for their kids' college." Just once, I'd like to see a one of these media darlings say "Not every kid needs to go to college. And if they do, it's not the government's job to make it happpen." Haven't we got enough college-trained waiters already? How about "Every kid needs a decent primary education?"

Which would happen if we:

1) Abolish the teacher's unions.

2) Bring back the McGuffey's Readers.