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This argument is missing one important part. The prevalence of student loans has caused the cost of education to skyrocket, pushing it even further out of reac
by psadri 6y ago
This argument is missing one important part. The prevalence of student loans has caused the cost of education to skyrocket, pushing it even further out of reach. So now even people who previously afforded higher education need to get loans. It’s a self-fulfilling system.
- WalterBright 6y agoIronically, every governmental attempt to make college more affordable has caused tuition to rise.
- lonelappde 6y agoExcept the original attempt: public schools.
- WalterBright 6y agoLooks expensive to me: https://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-education-spending-per-pupil-data.html https://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-educ...
- prostoalex 6y agoThose only look cheap if unfunded pension obligations are kept off-balance.