YES! Higher education should be free to all Americans.
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NO! And Social Security shouldn’t be available to them either.
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I believe in a means test for SS benefits and free public college tuition
I think there is a ton of education restructuring at all levels are needed. as for higher education, I think there should be a program so anyone who isn't wealthy is entitled to a free public education. as for the wealthy I guess it doesn't matter for public schools since they are amost guaranteed to be going to a private very expensive campus. one way to do it is having approved degree's that they can pick from to ensure there's a demand when they graduate and anything outside their major (and minor or double major if they are capable of it) would be covered.
as for limitations: well, it'd be degree's that have have or projected to having a demand when they graduate. some occupations would even have a path all the way up to a masters or doctorates if there is a significant enough demand in those fields but by time they reach that and if they are doing well they will likely be in jobs that'd pay for those classes anyways.
I believe, as does Bernie Sanders, that all public colleges should be free. In most civilized countries, they already are free. We are virtually a third world country in a number of areas.
It is important for the economy that we have educated young people who can fill good paying jobs. A bright, ambitious man or woman should not be denied college due to a poor financial situation, nor should they be burdened by heavy debt. That alone is a disincentive for many who would otherwise apply.
As for the wealthy, chances are they wouldn't be attending anything but Ivy League schools anyway, but free is free. Once that policy is made, I don't think there should be discrimination. Let them come and see how the other half live. It just might do them some good.
Keep in mind that, in blighty, the public schools are the good ones and the private are for upper class twits who cannot get into public school. Requiring a low income for free education adds a layer of bureaucracy that will devour any possible savings. And it gives too much control over their offspring to wealthy parents.
Roland