[seanb]

Interesting idea.

"But if we did that, who would drink Coors and drive forklift for Walmart and not complain about it?"

Robots? If the education system elevated more of the population, there would be a shortage of blue-collar workers, more pressure for system automation, and more well-educated minds to develop the robots. Of course, there would be no shortage of immigrants to fill the blue-collar positions, but perhaps in the long term, a "better" equilibrium would be reached.