I completely disagree.
This is the United States of America, and we are guaranteed basic rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These ideals are different for every individual. To require completion of anything "compulsory" with no real reward (i.e., you are requred to pass a driving test, but you get a driver's license out of it) contradicts everything we were founded on.
I know I am arguing, in a way, that everyone has the right to do absolutely nothing with his life. That's true. But that doesn't mean I think the government should pay for it. (that's another thread)
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