Should College Be Free?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml President Obama has proposed a bold plan to cover tuition costs for community college students. How would the U.S. pay for such an expensive program and...
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President Obama wants to give Americans two free years of community college, in part to help boost the economy. Critics argue that the country is already in a huge amount of debt and can’t afford such a program. They also question the effect that this plan will have on the economy. So, what value does this program really offer and how important is it to make education free? According to the White House, higher education is the best way to climb the socio-economic ladder. They see education as a way for low income students to break into the middle class and they see growing the middle class as a way to fix our economy. A White House report states, “The benefits of postsecondary education are well documented and have major implications for economic growt...
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President Obama wants to give Americans two free years of community college, in part to help boost the economy. Critics argue that the country is already in a huge amount of debt and can’t afford such a program. They also question the effect that this plan will have on the economy. So, what value does this program really offer and how important is it to make education free? According to the White House, higher education is the best way to climb the socio-economic ladder. They see education as a way for low income students to break into the middle class and they see growing the middle class as a way to fix our economy. A White House report states, “The benefits of postsecondary education are well documented and have major implications for economic growt...
