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EightySeven posted...

Zeus posted...

Given that the system is broken largely *because* of government overinvolvement which has allowed colleges to balloon their budgets unchecked (largely boosting things like administrator salaries), it seems a silly solution. At that point you might want to just issue a blank check to colleges and watch our country crumble under the weight.

I'm having trouble following. Are you talking about providing tax-payer funded free education or student debt for those who have already paid relief after that?

Both, to some extent. The reason *why* tuition rates were outrageous in the first place is government loans which removed incentives to cut costs. Changing from mostly-funding college to fully-funding college does nothing to resolve the problems with the expenses, it just shifts the burden and allows the system to hide those expenses which will only get worse over time.

And, broadly speaking, I'm against debt forgiveness because then you might as well repay everybody who paid off their debt by that logic.

Rasmoh posted...

Useless. We need a nationwide effort to encourage people to pursue paths that aren't college. Far too many people go to college despite having no business going there.

Also, colleges are quickly becoming redundant because most things that you learn in college can be learned online for free. We need to move away from the 4 year degree model and into a certified specialization model instead.

Which are other issues as well.
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