And the money we 'sunk' into GM was peanuts compared to what we sunk into Wallstreet. Am I correct in guessing you are one of those people who saw that as perfectly justifiable? If not, why not mention GM instead?

Ok, we get it, you're smart and resent being stuck in the same class with the stupid smelly brown people. But that's not what's wrong with our Education system, that's just what made it unpleasant for you.