YES! Higher education should be a right, not a privilege.
96%
NO! That's unfair to the millions who paid for a college degree.
4%
Asked on May. 19, 2015 11:49 am
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Tuition was free when I went to college plus work to pay for room, board, books was doable. Also, student medical was free, too, even the dentist. If it weren't for Reagan, the state college system would still be free. There was no such thing as a student loan when I went to college. What appalls me is that present student loans come with such a high interest rate....that's what's REALLY outrageous as is the salaries of athletic directors. Boggles my mind.