A 2017 College Board study estimated that the cost of college has increased 100% since 2001. The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank estimates that U.S. college tuition debt has increased from $480 billion in 2006 to $1.5 trillion in 2018. Several 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary candidates have argued that the cost of college is out of control and that the government should pay for tuition. Opponents argue that the government cant afford it and point to estimates from the Committee for a Responsible Federal budget that estimate programs would cost the government $80 billion a year.
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@8PFTC954yrs4Y
Yes, but only for in state public colleges and universities
@9D97XRL2yrs2Y
No university shouldn’t be allowed to charge so much
@9D4Y9XSIndependent2yrs2Y
Yes, but only those with a track record of upholding American capitalistic values and/or the Constitution.
@8ZNRDJXRepublican3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for community and state schools.
@8WS7VW64yrs4Y
Yes, but only the first two years
@8WRFFNG4yrs4Y
only if they were in the military
@8PGFGWL4yrs4Y
In-state Tuition should be free
@8M3XMSDIndependent5yrs5Y
Yes, and pay for tuition at trade schools as well
@8L9B563Republican5yrs5Y
@8KZR3BT5yrs5Y
No, however, provide lower interest rates for student loans and also provide more scholarship oppor- tunities for low income students.
@B4VSJG73wks3W
no, but put in programs for all incomes that incentivise students with good grades and standing to be provided more money for further education if desired. aswell as work with both public and private college to reduce overall tution cost
No, the government should not allow universities that recieved government funding to charge such high tuition rates in the first place
@B4GCFPQ1mo1MO
I believe people who have the capacity to pay for college should, but students who are in financial need should have a wide range of resources to need-based scholarships, or providing middle class students with partial need based scholarships and lower interest rate loans
@B4885X42mos2MO
Yes, and no, students who are unable to provide due to things like poverty should be given more scholarships oppurtunies, along with a decrease in overall cost for students of any demographic
@B3ZP8GR2mos2MO
No, abolish the student loan program and increase public spending on colleges and universities instead
@B3YYS29Progressive2mos2MO
Yes, to a partial degree, and provide more scholarship opportunities for low and middle-income students
@B3WBSCT2mos2MO
they should make it so the people getting degrees actually make enough money to pay off there loans at a decent rate
@B3W5YTT2mos2MO
I think college should be free, and that professors and those teaching and running the school should be paid by the government, unless it is a private institution.
@B3SZM682mos2MO
I think it depends where you fall, I don't think immigrants should get free college but lower income, yes
@B3SVPLH2mos2MO
The Federal Government should provide paid tuition to students with clean records both in and out of school (no suspensions, expels etc)
@B3STRSF2mos2MO
College cost needs to come down for ALL students. The cost to attend a 4 yr college has gotten out of control. I do not believe tax money should go towards paying for college.
@B3SH3D72mos2MO
Yes, the governemnt should pay enough to not have it burden Americans but have enough that the American can pay some
No, but all universities should be subsidized in such a way that tuition is affordable to all students with the academic ability to attend.
@B3MGJ4J2mos2MO
If your parents cannot afford, then it should be free. If your parents are wealthy, your parents should pay.
@B3LVC2G2mos2MO
Yes and No Yes they should only do partial tuition and provide lower interest rates for student loans as well as provide more scholarship opportunities for low income students
I think it should be paid for those who are from lower income families who possibly cannot afford tuition.
@B2ZY6MK3mos3MO
Yes and no, if the federal government were to pay for our tuition, that means that taxes would go up to meet those requirements. So I think the government should have more scholarship opportunities for everyone.
@B2QTLMQ3mos3MO
No, but the government should create personal savings account for every child when they are born in which, who ever is in charge of the child, has a portion of their money taken out of their weekly income and deposited into the account until the child turns 23. If the child gets a job under the age of 23 a portion of their weekly income will be deposited along with their parents portion. If a child enters college before they turn 23 they can defer payments from the school to the savings account. If the child's guardian does not have a job, the weekly payment will be deferred to a family member that has one unless they are a stay at home parent. Once the child turns 23 they can use that money for college, to start a business, pay for trade school, or for whatever they want.
@B2QRZJR3mos3MO
No, but we should provide more scholarships for lower-income students and provide lower interest rates for student loans
@9KWJJF7 3mos3MO
No, create a policy where every parent, legal guardian, and foster parent gets a tax of 4.7% on their weekly income from when the kid is born until they are 18. The revenue from that tax will go towards a bank account that cannot be touched by the kid until they turn 18 in which they can use that money for anything but it should be encouraged for kids to use that money for college. Along with that, this policy should make adoption agencies pay a tax of 4.7% on their monthly income in which the revenue from that tax is equally distributed into a bank account for each of the children under thei… Read more
They shouldn't pay for all of it because going to college isn't required, but college is so expensive that they should both provide more scholarship opportunities and lower the interest rates for student loans.
@B2DC8TTWomen’s Equality4mos4MO
Yes! If people are expecting us to get an education so we can get a job and buy our neccesities that are extremely expensive, then why is education so expensive..
@Evan-R4mos4MO
No, colleges make enough money, that they should be able to give lower tuition, and interest rates on the payments.
@B24BJ8X5mos5MO
No, but colleges should be required to lower prices instead of intentionally raising them for profit only
@B22PH9X5mos5MO
No, because some people shouldn't get a college degree so the government shouldn't make it too easy to get one.
@9ZKK8CQ6mos6MO
if they have good grades and excel in school give for free, if not lower interest rate for student loans
@9ZBVVZY6mos6MO
No, but the government should work to drastically reduce the cost of college and university and make it affordable, but not free.
@9Z9ZWMN6mos6MO
Yes, but starting off with partial tuition and you know that the student is doing well in school. If possible, then pay for their full tuition.
@9YNPNYHLibertarian6mos6MO
More scholarships and apprenticeships, more importantly, as well as lower interest rate student loans
@9YF24446mos6MO
The government should regulate the cost of tuition across universities to make it affordable. Also lower the interest rates on student loans.
Yes, but only for public colleges and universities, and given students meet academic performance standards (e.g. minimal GPA level).
I think we need lower interest rates and more scholarship opportunities. I also think that a main issue is that someone isn’t “poor enough” for government aid, which is dumb because sometimes people still need help.
@9XT7ZLG6mos6MO
i think it should be a income based tuition and incentive for students to acheive tuition breaks with higher gpa
@9XP2HXW6mos6MO
Yes, but percent should be based on how the student performs each semester. If a 4.0 is achieved 100% is covered.
@9XNSJ5KPeace and Freedom6mos6MO
As a college student, I believe more federal aid should be provided however to keep colleges at a high quality students should have to pay. But I believe tuition should be cheaper.
@9XKZQRB6mos6MO
Yes, but only for STEM related studies. Any class taken that is not a STEM course would be not paid for by the government. And there should be a max payout per student as well to prevent tuition price hikes and/or failing grades.
@9XD55TK7mos7MO
No but there should be something down to lower the price of attending college it is to expensive to obtain a degree and jobs don’t pay enough starting out to cover it
@9X9BSD47mos7MO
If the person shows that they will take it seriously and cares about their schooling and getting a degree then yes the government should help and maybe even pay for all of the schooling.
The federal government should pay for a big part of the tuition and give scholarships for low-income students
@9X347D77mos7MO
The government should provide no income loans for students who complete their degree and tax breaks for those who utilize them in America afterwards.
@9WTSZXR7mos7MO
No, but they should cap what colleges are allowed to charge and incentivize affordable higher education.
@9WT4L987mos7MO
No, but offer 0% interest on the loans. Loans should not be for profit of government or banks on student loans.
@9WSGFVL7mos7MO
I believe that after working a certain amount of years in a business that corresponds with said degree, all debts should be forgiven
@9WQW7WSIndependent7mos7MO
Yes, but student loan interest rates should be lowered and transparent; and only a reasonable portion of the tuition
@9WPWBVQ7mos7MO
Yes, but only for STEM, and also capping education costs by congress, so they aren’t price gouged by university prices.
@9WP83D87mos7MO
Yes, but as a means to train and recruit for important industries needing a workforce not for just any discipline
@9WG9XBX7mos7MO
Yes, Under contract with the student, to complete their elected course of study or repay the entire balance.
@9W8HPNFIndependent7mos7MO
College should be publicly funded through ta revenue, and there should be restriction in place to prevent universities constantly increases tuition cost.
@9W5R9JF7mos7MO
max interest loan cap all loans so that they can not exceed 125% of borrowed amount and if paid back in 10 years half interest will be tax refund ( year its paid off) as long as less than 3 30 day late payments in that time
@9W3LNK27mos7MO
Yes. For instate students attending state universities, there should also be a time frame that upon graduation the student must live and work in the state for the length they attended school
@9W2RSYD7mos7MO
No, but provide lower interest rates for student loans, allow loan forgiveness for bankruptcy, and crack down on rising tuition rates so that they are in line with inflation. At least partial loan forgiveness should be available for graduates who took out loans before the above reforms could be implemented. College should be affordable without going into excessive amounts of debt.
@9W2JTNS7mos7MO
Yes, as long as degrees are required for most jobs, they should be reasonably achievable by anyone (generational wealth should be a non-factor in being educated for a job)
@9VSW7HB7mos7MO
No but the government should take it off the credit rating. How are the young people ever buy a car or house!
@9VPWWZH7mos7MO
I believe they should pay at least partial tuition, but also provide lower interest rates and provide more scholarship opportunities for low-income students.
I would say yes because it would help me but I see why they dont ask they need tax dollars too and that would be expensive.
@9VMYPCM7mos7MO
the federal pays half, the families pay the other half based on their income, or how much available money they have.
@9VKM22P7mos7MO
I believe that the government needs to step in and make student loans less costly but also find a way to make it so the middle class can afford 4 year university. The universities should not be allowed to raise the tuition rates beyond affordability.
@9VJVPSX7mos7MO
The cost of college tuition is prohibitive. Throwing money at the issue won't fix the greed responsible.
@9VH22S77mos7MO
yes, but don't pay for all four years of college, pay for part years until the student can get a job and start paying off their years of college
@9VGPDRR7mos7MO
The state and federal governments should return to higher levels of allocation to public schools at all levels
@9VGM9447mos7MO
Public university/college funding needs to be reverted to mostly public funding so the need for tuition is less (nothing or minimal)
@9VC5TCT8mos8MO
No, however, tuition prices should be capped to the point where the university or college may only profit up to 200% of their running costs. This bypasses the need to make college free while lowering costs to obtain a degree.
Free community college for two years and then once that is completed highly discounted remaining at four years
@9V4BS938mos8MO
Yes, but other paths such as trade schools should be boosted and enrollment at universities limited via highest standards of admission
@9V2N4ZH8mos8MO
No, only for trade schools and community colleges. Eliminate FAFSA's strict guidelines of requiring a parent to sign the paperwork.
@9TSNKWP8mos8MO
The federal government should work to subsidize the costs especially for in-state students at state universities
@9TQ726K8mos8MO
I feel that requiring education for majority of jobs should warrant more affordable options for the students. College is outrageously expensive and tuition costs should be regulated.
@9TPKYFQ8mos8MO
I would say yes, but then the question is where they will get the money for that, and the answer is probably through taxation. So I would say no, colleges and universities just need to be held accountable for their unnecessary prices.
No, However I believe that the government should pay for every high school senior to attend if wanted, a 2 year local university. Doing this would increase not only the number of Americans with degrees but also the provide pathways for those in low income situations to gain tread.
@9TGVX6X8mos8MO
No, but controls need to be put in place to address the outrageous and unattainable cost of attending college.
@9TGPW398mos8MO
I feel we need to look at what universities are charging students and their parents for housing and tuition before requiring it to be paid for. There is no reason for a school to be a billion dollar industry
@9TFKJ7FRepublican8mos8MO
They should help out people that normally dont get scholarships due to theri income. Just because the parents make more doesnt have anything to do with the child.
@9TF5CK68mos8MO
No, but college tuition shouldn't be as expensive, and there shouldn't be an in-state vs out-of-state difference
@9T89ZBY8mos8MO
to a certain extent, becoming adults don ´ t always have the money that other young adults do. Some grew up having to grow up fast and not be able to be a child while others got that chance. honestly i feel like if some kids didnt have to grow up in the economy that we live in it wouldnt be so hard for all of us kids who dont have food in there stomachs at night.
@9T7QK448mos8MO
Pay for community colleges and trade schools, provide lower interest rates and scholarships for universities.
@9T5LHBGWomen’s Equality8mos8MO
If a student qualifies with a higher GPA without sufficient means to pay a high tuition. Great minds should not be stifled based on income.
@9T54PFTWomen’s Equality8mos8MO
No, but like a couple answers they should provide lower student loan interest rates and more scholarship opportunities for low-income students
@9T4JZKC8mos8MO
There should be some colleges that are paid for by the government and some colleges that are paid for by students but students will still pay less than they currently do
@9T3XN2Q8mos8MO
Yes and No I believe that the government should implement a funding system for colleges instead of making people pay, this could be implemented with higher taxes.
@9T398LN8mos8MO
Costs should be reduced or the government can pay for some. Some way to reduce the costs for young adults.
@9T234R98mos8MO
The Federal Government should pay for only community college. To go to a higher-end college or university, the student should have to pay their tuition.
@9SYGWWN8mos8MO
Absolutely not college is opportunity that is given and can be earned through hard work and scholarships.
@9SWRVLH9mos9MO
Yes, for all persons who served honorably in the military, go on to public government service, not for-profit. or education.
@9SRP3749mos9MO
It depends. If the student that is going into college can not physically pay themselves because their guardian is not in a stable place then yes.
@9SLFJ5GIndependent9mos9MO
Yes, but only with service agreements within the military or to work in at need areas (other government areas, teaching in urban or rural settings etc. )
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