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Originally Posted by zombiewolf513
Education needs an overhaul, but 'free to the student' isn't the answer. There's already too much entitlement that we really don't need the majority of students acting like spoiled silver spoon party kids going to party school on other peoples' dime. Paying for your own college commits you to an obligation to succeed to say the least. We need to overhaul how our gradeschool and highschool educations work, raise the standards.
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Agreed. This is one of Sanders points I don't agree with. One of the points of college is not everyone can/will go. Those who pay to seek higher education gives you a sort of prestige. That being said it also should not cost so much either.
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According to the College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees for the 2015–2016 school year was $32,405 at private colleges, $9,410 for state residents at public colleges, and $23,893 for out-of-state residents attending public universities.
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That is just insane. I realize these are just averages, but you causing thousands of students to potentially take on crippling debt just to go to school.
Then there are textbooks. Older article but it is still relevant.
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/fresh...t-1978-n399926
I get Bernie see's this as wrong, but just giving everyone free college and having the government pay for it is not the answer.