President Biden wants to mke community college tution free for all Americans. Many people are in favor and many are not. There are serveral states that will pay for community college tuition for all students and there are some states that will pay but only for those students who qualify. However, a four-year college education is different.
The current average college debt for a graduating student is about $37,000. Not having debt after graduation creates less stress for students. They don't have to work as many hours at a job and can concentrate on studying, which results in better grades and higher graduation rates. Students who could not afford to attend a college or university now can and there would be less drop-out rates. Not having debt after graduation allows students to have more spendimg money when they start working. This helps the economy grow.
On the other hand, nothing is free. The money has to come from somewhere. Having the government pay for tuition means higher taxes. Some students will not take a higher education seriously if they don''t have to pay for it themselves. It will also create problems at many colleges and universities because they don't have room for all the students. In addition it will create waitlists for classes. If there are too many people in the work force with college degrees, it will be harder for them to find jobs and most likely salaries will decrease.
I do not think the government should pay for everyone's four year college education. It will create more debt in the government. There are government programs and private scholarships that can help with tuition if you need help. Also, I think it is good for people to work for things they want.
Sources:
-https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/should-college-be-free/
Questions:
Do you think the government should pay for everyone's college educations?
Would you take free tuition if it were available?
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I'm kind of mixed. I feel like it would help people who have payed for college, so 10 years later their still paying. Though after reading the negitives I think overall the government shouldn't pay for it and students should pay.
There are definately pros and cons for the government paying for college tuition.
I feel like if the government paid for everyones collage tutiton it would make the taxes really high. Because, we are basically helping the government pay for everyones educations. I get it, some people cant afford collage. But they can go to a community collage, or get a loan.
I agree that taxes would be really high and people could attend a community college that is more affordable.
I think it should be based on what you want to do, but I would take it.
I don't think our government should pay for our college, we should be woking hard now to pay for it then, it helps us understand what hard work is. If the government paid for everyone's college it wouldn't be as important and anyone could get into college. People that could care less how good their grades are, the people that don't try shouldn't have it paid for.
No, they should not. If you really want a college education, you need to pay for yourself. Tax payers would be paying for something that they do not get anything out of. The 10's of trillions of dollars in debt that America is in, does not need to be escalated.
I think you are correct. The government does not need to spend more money.
I dont think the government should pay for everyones college education. With as high as tuition is I dont think many people would turn down a free eduaction. I also think that if college was paid for everyone by the government people wouldnt take it near as seriously. I think having to pay for things with your own money for many really makes you want to work hard and do good because you had to work for it.
I don't think the government should pay for everyone's college. This would cost a lot and it would cripple many tax payers. The government is already trillions of dollars in debt. I would not make tuition free because people should work hard for a living and people would not try to learn at free college.
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