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This wouldn't be a concern of the Federal Government at all if they'd just stop funding student loans. And there would be a side-benefit of college costs droppi
by linkydinkandyou 11y ago
This wouldn't be a concern of the Federal Government at all if they'd just stop funding student loans. And there would be a side-benefit of college costs dropping sharply. A win-win for everyone!
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y agoThat would lock poorer students out of higher education.
- linkydinkandyou 11y agoNo it wouldn't. Tuitions would plummet. And we can certainly make sure we have a good, inexpensive (or free!) community college system with wide access so everyone can get a start with higher education.
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago> No it wouldn't. Tuitions would plummet. To whatever the "middle class" can afford.
- remarkEon 11y agoI keep hearing this sentiment and I'll be honest I don't understand it. Do you think it's not the pervue of the federal government to encourage access to higher education? Or is your argument that if there were significantly more limited access to funding for higher education that schools would have no choice but to lower tuition? Edit: Realized I was probably straw-manning you with those questions. Sorry about that. Basically, could you elaborate on your position?
- SilasX 11y agoI'm pretty sure that's exactly what's under dispute: whther the funding actually improves access, or whether it just raises prices and debt loads all around while adding one more credential everyone has to get to take jobs that only needed high school in the 60s. By equating funding and access, you're defining away a critical dynamic.