Big Business of Online Schools vs. the World

There are an infinite number of programs out there in www.elearners.com and many other sites. They don't really compare all the costs per semester/quarter unit per hour. There should be a wikipedia type wiki for online and at school education.
There is a lot of different programs to be aware of out there and some of them are shady. I went to such a school in 1990 to get a drafting and design certificate. After $8,000 for 4 classes in areas I already had some expertise. After 10 plus years the amount is now $15,000. Be carefull and try to pay off the student loans quickly because the interest will double the amount if you make the minimum payments. I think the United States should find some way to lower the cost of education by having corporations pay for them in a school tax. Property taxes to pay for schools and education is a failure. The principle of having the value of schools be dependant on only property taxes has backfired due to all home worth about 25%-50% less thereby making all property taxes that go to school have less revenue to pay for K-12 education. Our children suffer as a result. Schools should be mandated a non-profit organization. That is one of the only ways we can regain our competitive edge as a country that can compete with the 100,000 plus engineering and programers being produced from China and India every year. The cost of a Bachelors degree in engineering, medicine or programming in those two countries have been some of the lowest in the world till recently. How can all we achieve any or all of the Maps of Life if our society doesn't cooperate. I must disagree with the Life Launch and Book of Adult Development. They create an American method of how we should live our lives. There are so many other factors that influence our lives. These books depict the perfect lifestyle. Alot people get married our pregnant and can't achieve their life launch till earlier in life. Today the entire section of 50 and older should be thrown out. Most Americans have lost their retirement over the last year. We have been so brainwashed into thinking that our real estate and 401K plan would give us security in our "old age". Many of us have lost all faith in our society due to the current events. The evil of the Bush Administration and the last 50 years of greed by corporations and striped most americans of their faith and security in what to do in our retirement. How do we as Americans take back our country from the "ruling class". Educate the masses and then the literate can't be taken advantage of as easily as those ignorant and eaily influenced by those in power.
It is easier to control a society of people illiterate than those whom can "read between the lines" and recognize lies and dissenformation being told to us by our government. Getting a degree not only increases your ability to get a better paying job but also shall help you in life in general. A little knowledge like why you don't mix ammonia and bleach for a basic chemistry class can save your life. How do we create a new renaissance for this generation of Americans to love to learn. We are so distracted by distractions for entertainment such as the overwhelming information influx form the internet and the massive amount dissenformation out there along with mp3 music, movies and video games to distract us. We are such a pleasure orientated society we loose track sometimes of what is important and maintaing our priorities in life.
Life, Learning and Knowlege all must have a balance for a full life. The books we have read don't interject a philosophical approach for a "Tao for Life", Just as writing wisely can be found in the "Tao of Writing" for balance, which this country is deperately out of sync.