Why is it our government has a hard time investing in it's people? Especially when it makes more sense. 

Want to adopt? That's going to cost you thousand of dollars. We'd rather shuttle those kids through the system and pay more in the long run. Not to mention the impact that a lack of stability will have on those children's mental health. 

Want to go to college? That's going to mean thousands of dollars of debt that you're going to have to pay back, regardless of if you find a job or not. We prefer a stupid, uneducated population that makes poor decisions.