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Let students study for free. Germany did this, why not your country?

• krapp 11y ago
  Because higher education in the US is considered a privilege, not a right. If you can't afford it, you're not entitled to it, in many cases. There are scholarship programs and things for some low-income or special needs children, but the idea of universal education, like universal healthcare, is still considered too socialist to be acceptable here.
  • meric 11y ago
    If they want to consider education a privilege, then it's not wise to spray student loans to every potential student, including ones who only study to access student loans, to pay for living expenses. Either make it a right, or make it privilege. The rampant student loan is the worst of both worlds, directing money into the pockets of university administrators (and bankers, for now). It's like socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor.