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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No, and student loans should be removed as well. That way, universities will have to lower their price, as the reason why college tuition had become so expensive in the first place is because the government had allowed these loans, meaning that the college could make their price as high as they want because people will have to take out the loan anyway, creating tons of issues.
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I agree with Pell grants as that is beneficial for many people to complete their education, however, having the government pay completely for your entire college education is extreme. Especially because, you will have great students who will graduate within the 4 years, and then you may have some who struggle and it will take longer.
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The prices of higher education have skyrocketed way beyond annual inflation increases. The cost of public universities/schools needs to be analyzed and decreased (UK students pay 9,000 pounds annually for public universities). Also, student loans are predatory and they continuously compound interest on your previous balance. Student loans should be like fixed rate mortgages and be at a lower interest rate.
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Yes, the federal government should make it possible for any student who qualifies to attend a public four-year college without paying for tuition and books. This doesn't mean the government should provide a blank check to elite private schools like the Ivy League, MIT, Stanford and Caltech. In other words it is not a school choice voucher for college tuition.
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If you are serving in the military/ any government job that requires a lot of work. I feel if one decides to work for 4 years in the military/ government job, one should be able to get 4 years of college paid for by the government. And not just limited to 4 years but trade off the years worked for education paid for.
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seize the capital of the rich and redistribute it to the people. capital is not money, but power, the power to bargain for a certain cut of a natural resource. it can take the form of money but ultimately it is fluid, and can change form from means of production, to commodity, to money. ultimately it all ends up as owned by a small group of people. when capital is redistributed people have more opportunities and ability to sustain themselves because they ultimately have more power. also the education system is a sham and we should move to an apprenticeship/community based model. the division of labor should be abolished through access to higher education.
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