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Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year colleges and universities?

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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 @9DD4DQ9from Pennsylvania  commented…3yrs3Y

No; but introduce a merit-based rewards system where eligible students are to meet a few terms and conditions, then qualify for a reduction:

-no fighting, rioting, assaulting, aggressive protesting on campus

-no behaviour that brings the School into bad light

-limited absences from classes/lectures

-3.0 or higher GPA

-general degrees should not qualify

Get the smart youth who are driven to be their best by maximizing the opportunity into these universities, and let those who want to party or protest or find themselves or explore some random program that will never lead to a job pay for it.

 Deletedcommented…6yrs6Y

The cost of public universities should be reduces, but we cannot force private universities to do the same. We should instead invest in high quality tradeschools in order to produce skilled tradesmen and women.

 @96TD7LH from Georgia  commented…4yrs4Y

yall need to chill with raising the prices on collages we need them at affordable prices cuz some of us would like to brith lives!!!

 @8NVHWPV from Illinois  commented…6yrs6Y

Not everyone is cut out for college and college-level work and employment. Make community colleges free, increase scholarship options for low income students and increase vocational programs with scholarship opportunities as well.

 @8VDML4XProgressive from Texas  commented…5yrs5Y

Yes

I believe education is a birth-right, especially here in the U.S. and that we shouldn't pay for tuition and if we do then it should be taxed. Then if our tuition is covered scholarships/awards can be used to cover student housing/meal plan. If not, an alternative is make community college completely free and make certain programs in 4-year universities free. Universities offer degrees/programs that majority of community colleges don't offer.

 @8S87BJF from Florida  commented…5yrs5Y

Yes

free college, university AND trade / vocational school.

 @BlizzardDiva from Indiana  commented…5yrs5Y

High school education has lost value in the workforce significantly over the last 40 years and continues to lose value. Decades ago it was possible to buy a house and support a family on one income at a high school graduate level job, that is no longer the case in present-day America. What was once a suitable education to enter the workforce is no longer sustainable. The government provides education to the 12th grade for that reason but has failed to evolve with occupational expectations. It only makes sense, considering an undergrad degree is now the standard level of education to enter the…  Read more

 @8NPK3KN from South Carolina  commented…6yrs6Y

No

no, the gov should not have that much power

 @8N6YJBSPeace and Freedom from Kansas  commented…6yrs6Y

Yes

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 Deletedcommented…4yrs4Y

No. College is expensive because the colleges make it expensive. The government can either negotiate with some of these colleges to lower prices, or just let the market determine whether or not higher education is still worth getting, but we should not be increasing our national deficit just to pay in to the college boards greed.

 @9DZK68D from Kansas  commented…3yrs3Y

This should actually state: "Should U.S. tax payers pay for tuition..." One could argue that investment in our youth is a far better investment than endless wars. But one might also ask, why have college tuitions outpaced inflation? What is the driving force behind that, and is it justified? One might also ask - why do we keep calling it inflation, instead of stating the truth - the dollar is devalued because our government keeps printing dollars like there is no tomorrow.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

A Moment of Darkness': Washington Post's No-Endorsement Decision Ignites Media Firestorm

Even though the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is neck and neck, The Washington Post has decided not to make a presidential endorsement for the first time in 36 years, the publisher and CEO announced Friday."We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," Will Lewis wrote in an opinion piece published on the paper's website. He referenced the paper's policy in the decades prior to 1976, when, following the Watergate scandal that the Post broke, it endorsed Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter. The last time the Post did not endorse a presidential candidate in the general election was 1988, according to a search of its archives.Colleagues learned the news from the editorial page editor, David Shipley, at a tense meeting shortly before Lewis' announcement. The meeting was characterized by someone with direct knowledge of discussions on condition of anonymity to speak about internal matters.Shipley said that he told other editorial board leaders Thursday by management that there would be no endorsement, though he has known for weeks. He added that he "owns" this decision. The reason he cited was to create "independent space" where the newspaper does not tell people for whom to vote.Colleagues were said to be "shocked" and uniformly negative. Post corporate spokespeople have not responded to multiple messages left by NPR on the subject.Former Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron, who led the newsroom to acclaim during Trump's presidency, denounced the decision starkly."This is cowardice, a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty," Baron said in a statement to NPR. "Donald Trump will celebrate this as an invitation to further intimidate The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos (and other media owners). History will mark a disturbing chapter of spinelessness at an institution famed for courage."A similar decision by Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong led this week to the resignations of the paper's editorials editor and two editorial board members. Soon-Shiong said that he had asked the editorial board to draft a "factual analysis" of Trump and Harris' policies and plans. In her resignation letter, editorials editor Mariel Garza said the decision made the paper look “craven and hypocritical,” given its past reporting and editorials on Trump.

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