The Right Wing: Dumbing down the American public

"Many Libertarians and Right-wingers like Santorum believe that the federal government should not be involved in education. Ron Paul has frequently stated that education is not a right.' In reality, 135 nations in the world require compulsory education, ranging from 5 years in Nepal to 13 years in Germany. Germany fully funds all years of education. Chile leads the world in providing for 15 years of free public education (ages 6-21), although all of those years are not compulsory. There is not a single developed nation in the world that does not provide public education to its people." --From the article "India joins list of 135 countries in making education a right." Link: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article365232.ece