> I have issues with the Obama plan[...] It started as a Republican plan in Tennessee, funded with state money in a fairly anti-tax state as states go. > Some

> I have issues with the Obama plan[...] It started as a Republican plan in Tennessee, funded with state money in a fairly anti-tax state as states go. > Some local rich millionaire type (a real estate tycoon) setup an endowment to provide free tuition at BCC for any graduate of any Brunswick County high-school. What happens when no local, benevolent millionaire decides to dedicate their fortune to free tuition? That takes many millions. Besides, sending kids to college for things you don't care about is boring--most rich philanthropists want to influence what their money will do. You are much more likely to see a real estate tycoon build a new building, which happens all the time. > I'd love to see a concerted, nationwide effort to build a coalition of philanthropists of this nature to fund this "free college for everybody" thing, instead of taking it out of the federal govt. budget. Because a tax is far easier and is almost exactly what you describe. This is absurdly inefficient and would only serve your worldview.