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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@9D5CTP53yrs3Y
Yes, but this should only apply to State colleges and Universities. Any aid for private will be based on the Public cost.
Private colleges often offer unique programs and smaller class sizes, which may be more suitable for some students. If federal aid is solely based on public cost, it might deter students from attending private institutions due to financial constraints, even if that institution is the best fit for their educational needs.
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@9GPLPTK3yrs3Y
yes but only for degrees that are useful and needed such as engineering and medical. Not like english or humanities.
@VulcanMan6 3yrs3Y
This persistent glorification of STEM fields, along with the suppression and rejection of the humanities, is creating deep societal problems. The promotion of STEM without the humanities just produces intellectual monsters, in which we end up with powerful industries run by people who could engineer weapons of mass destruction yet couldn't explain to someone how the holocaust happened. Our society's cultural and economic disincentivization of the humanities is actively creating this dangerous world where even incredibly "intelligent" people are completely ignorant to the world around them and the atrocities and injustices taking place.
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@TruthHurts1013yrs3Y
Most certainly not. The Article 1, Section 8 General Welfare Clause that Staists often cite to justify their radical expenditures like free college does not grant the government any authority to do anything under the sun it otherwise couldn't do. In fact, the Founding Fathers were very clear that your interpretation was precisely what the general welfare clause does not mean. For example, in Federalist #41, James Madison explains that the General Welfare Clause is most certainly not an unlimited granter of power but rather than it merely means that the Constitution was enacted for the… Read more
@swimmersteve3yrs3Y
An interesting historical example to consider when discussing the General Welfare Clause is the National Bank debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Hamilton argued that creating a national bank fell under the General Welfare Clause, while Jefferson believed it was not an enumerated power and therefore unconstitutional. This debate highlights the differing interpretations of the General Welfare Clause and its potential impact on the scope of federal power.
As for the concern about government indoctrination through free college, do you think there are any ways to promote access to higher education without compromising individual liberties or overstepping the boundaries of the Constitution?
@TruthHurts1013yrs3Y
Plus 99% of what the federal government does today is unconstitutional because of this; one of the most atrociously anti-freedom examples I can think of is Biden's student loan "forgiveness" plan, which is really a nefarious plan calculated to bribe college students into support for the Democrat Party. Of course, Joe himself is too senile to think of such conspiracies himself; it's really the work of Soros, Xi Jinping, Jill, Fauci, and whoever else he takes his orders from.
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i think they should for careers that are actually really needed like medical , law, engineering and not for art and less needed careers. because they have made medical schooling only for the rich and really hard for low income so people of low income should get more help and in return we will have more people working in fields that are needed
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The cost of college even though we want to have a higher education doesn't make much sense. The schooling system needs to be changed entirely and college as a whole needs to be way cheaper. Grades should effect where you go and how much you pay way more than they do now. There needs to be more funding for everyone trying to go to college because anything over 5 grand is outrageous for people just recently becoming adults.
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