I would say that the public—the taxpayer, the government—invests a lot in students and trains students, in many respects, for specific fields, but provides a comprehensive education as well. To put that investment into those students and have them not be able to use the skills they have gained is an inefficient use of dollars, and they are not living up to their potential and their ability to contribute to the economy.
On March 27th, 2014. See this statement in context.