David Leonhardt Is Badly Confused: The People Running the Economy Had Far More than 13 Years of Education

David Leonhardt has a good discussion of many of the issues surrounding President Obama's proposal to make community college free. He concludes the piece by noting that we likely need a more educated work force now than in the last century, then adds:

"If nine years of free education was the sensible norm for the masses in the 19th century and 13 years was the sensible norm in the early 20th century, what is the right number in the 21st century?

"Our current system suggests that the answer is...