A 2017 College Board study estimated that the cost of college has increased 100% since 2001. The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank estimates that U.S. college tuition debt has increased from $480 billion in 2006 to $1.5 trillion in 2018. Several 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary candidates have argued that the cost of college is out of control and that the government should pay for tuition. Opponents argue that the government cant afford it and point to estimates from the Committee for a Responsible Federal budget that estimate programs would cost the government $80 billion a year.
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@9KWJJF7 8mos8MO
No, create a policy where every parent, legal guardian, and foster parent gets a tax of 4.7% on their weekly income from when the kid is born until they are 18. The revenue from that tax will go towards a bank account that cannot be touched by the kid until they turn 18 in which they can use that money for anything but it should be encouraged for kids to use that money for college. Along with that, this policy should make adoption agencies pay a tax of 4.7% on their monthly income in which the revenue from that tax is equally distributed into a bank account for each of the children under thei… Read more
@7YS3KJPIndependent 11mos11MO
No, but provide lower interest rates for student loans, encourage community college development, and provide more scholarship and academic support resources for low-income students.
@9KWJJF7 2yrs2Y
Create a policy where every parent, legal guardian, and foster parent gets a tax of 4.7% on their weekly income from when the kid is born until they are 18. The revenue from that tax will go towards a bank account that cannot be touched by the kid until they turn 18 in which they can use that money for anything but it should be encouraged for kids to use that money for college. Along with that, this policy should make adoption agencies pay a tax of 4.7% on their monthly income in which the revenue from that tax is equally distributed into a bank account for each of the children under their… Read more
@PresspacenutDemocrat3yrs3Y
No, but provide more scholarship opportunities, lower tuition rates, and lower interest rates for student loans.
@PresspacenutDemocrat4yrs4Y
No, but provide more scholarship opportunities for all students, lower tuition rates, and lower interest rates for student loans.
No, but the federal government should intervene to make sure all colleges substantially lower tuition to increase affordability and erase the need for loans
@8PVR6HG5yrs5Y
Only public college and universities, HBCUS, community colleges, and only for people in families that makes less than $125,000 a year.
@7YS3KJPIndependent3yrs3Y
No, but provide lower interest rates and promote greater awareness of scholarship opportunities for low-income students. Also promote community colleges.
No, but reorganize the loan system and provide support for college students.
@8LRY6XR5yrs5Y
Yes if you if you make lest then a set amount
Yes, the government should pay for all education
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