As people and politicians around the country become more comfortable attacking the value of higher education - the evidence could not be more clear: they are wrong. Here in Kentucky, the Council on Post Secondary Education has produced a report to dispel the many myths on the affordability, invest, and returns for not just students but the entire state of Kentucky. College may just be the most effective anti-poverty, anti-welfare program that exists. On today's podcast we discuss with Dr. Aaron Thompson just why it is so important to support these programs, and what that could mean for the commonwealth of Kentucky.