Many countries offer their citizens free schooling, and why shouldn’t they?
If your populace is smarter, they usually have better jobs, which means they make more money and therefore can pay more taxes. So, in theory, you could fund the programs that would make college free with the increase in revenue from people paying more taxes.
In the United States, we love to squeeze our college students for every last cent they have. You want to be a doctor? Sure, you can do that! You are just going to have to pay for the school bills until the day you die.
How in the world does this make sense?
According to Bloomberg, since 1978, college tuition has increased by 1,225 percent There are now over 50 schools in this nation that cost more than $60,000 to attend.
So, if you are like most students who have to take loans out to pay for the cost of your education, you can look forward to paying hand over fist for it.
President Obama recently said that he wants to make two-year degrees free. The plan outlined by the President would have the federal government pay 75 percent of the bill and have states pay the remaining quarter.
I have heard the argument that the education a student would receive would become less than average, but I just don’t see why it needs to be this way. Here at Sinclair, we receive a great education, and most of us don’t have to sell of our first-born child to cover the bill.
The argument is made that there will be less money available, so teachers would get paid less and their students would suffer. Once again, this argument seems to be more rooted in fear than in fact.
It makes sense that an individual can still receive a great education without having to pay for it. So many European countries have figured out that the more education people receive, the better off everyone can be.
It’s about time that we jump on board as well.
My Voice : of Course Post secondary Education should be free
