Giving them "free" education doesn't inflate the debt bubble? Let those who receive the benefit pay for it. Free tuition means much of it is wasted, just like any other commodity. But somebody still has to pay for that "free" education. As more government largess has flooded the education market, tuition costs have soared, while an ever greater number of students major in worthless studies like Looting as Political Activism 101.
If you want to give a "free" education, do so. But don't demand somebody else pay for it. Being generous with others money isn't a virtue.