It appears I got things mixed up, it is a California law that comes into effect next year.

Guess what has happened in the EU?

If the issue was cost, you would build schools. A better educated population get less sick, earns more and thus pays more taxes, commit way less crimes, get less social welfare, in short it is a net gain in tax dollars.

Plus, someone who gets out of jail with a big debt will very likely cost way more to society than what could ever be recovered from them.

There are probably a hundred time more Java developers than rust developers. I think that is the whole point of choosing Java.

2 dollars of progress for 85 years… How much has productivity risen during that time?