College Solution

In “The Argument for Tuition-Free College,” Keith Ellison addresses the matter of free-tuition for colleges and universities in America. The high cost of tuition increasing inequality and the largest personal debt in the country, student loans, are the main two problems Ellison discussed. Claiming that minorities are less likely to succeed in the community is one of Ellison’s ways to support the issue. He promotes his argument with two solutions. In the first one he explains how to eliminate student loan debt. Ellison uses free primary and secondary schooling as an example to explain his second solution.

In the first article, “College Doesn’t Need to be Free” by Charles Lane, Lane talks about what Bernie Sanders said about college, and the fact that he disagrees with it. Lane even states that, “his cure would be worse than the disease, even if it weren’t politically unrealistic” (Lane, paragraph 2) With this statement, Lane is using politics to prove his credibility, as well as his point. Lane also says that, “Over time, however, the Sanders plan might make U.S. higher education more accessible but less excellent.” (Lane, paragraph 6) This sentence makes his audience think about how if college were easier for everyone to attain, that it might make it a worse education than the education students are receiving today. In the second article, “Nobody Should Have to Pay to go to College” by Kenneth Warren and Samir Sonti, they bring up the Bernie Sanders article, but they mainly focus on what Hillary Clinton said and what her opinion is on higher education tuition. Hillary Clinton even had said that she is against, “making college free for Donald Trump’s kids.” (Warren and Sonti, paragraph 1) By using this quote they are trying to use politics to prove that while some politicians think that college should be free for just a few, Warren and Sonti believe that nobody should have to pay for college. They also discuss that, “Cooney and Clinton were indulging in some degree of misrepresentation” (Warren and Sonti, paragraph 3) which means that Cooney and Clinton didn’t look at all of the facts of the situation. Both of these articles bring up politics to help solidify their opinions and arguments.

My speech will be divided into two parts. The first part of my speech will be the problems of college tuition many students face. The second part will be solutions to these problems. At the end of my speech, I hope to persuade my fellow classmates that college tuition should be free.

At every debate and town hall event Senator Sanders has reiterated his plan for tuition-free college, and has usually been met with the same question: "How are you going to pay for it." For the sake of debate lets say Mr. Sanders is able to pay for it. Even though top economists, including democratic ones, say his math doesn't add up (you can find my cited sources at the end of the article), lets pretend that it somehow will. Let us pretend that Bernie Sanders will actually make public college tuition-free across the United States, effective immediately. Now it is time to play devils advocate, (or realist) and break down the reasons why tuition-free college would be a bad thing, not only for the economy, but every person currently pursuing a degree.

During one of his campaign programs, Presidential-candidate Bernie Sanders stood before a thousand applauding and cheering people. This man just announced, as hopeful future President of the United States, that he planned to make college free for every US citizen. Many young adults favor Bernie Sanders, and other political leaders, idea of free tuition because they believe that it will open more doors for them and allow them to not worry about the burden of student loans. However, there are many reasons that regulating free college education could hurt our society and economy that people don’t often realize. College education should not be free because it would raise taxes, it would devalue the worth of a college degree, and it would pave the way for more welfare dependency.

It is necessary to have free college tuition in order to help advance the well being of our country. One reason is that competition for a job is constantly increasing which makes it almost necessary to have a degree. Those who have a college degree are more likely to get a job than those without because of their additional knowledge and understanding. Sanders has a “College for All” act which makes going to college not only tuition free but also debt free. This plan has an estimated cost of $75 billion a year. The College for All act states that “the federal government would cover 67% of the cost, while the states would be responsible for the remaining 33%” (All Act). According to Sanders, countries like Germany, Finland, Norway and Sweden are tuition free (berniesanders.com). That being said, he believes that in order to get on their level of education, we most offer free college as well. With more educated people in our country, as a whole, we can improve upon the accomplishments of the nation.

It becomes a major controversy when the idea of something being “free” is brought up in this economy. Money is what operates the economical system and it’s the factor that leads colleges in providing resources for their students. President Obama’s idea of having community college be free leaves many skeptical on whether it can be beneficial, or in some ways hurtful. However, there are upsides to allowing community college to be free. Community College should be free because it will cause a diversity of students to attend, allow students to save money, and offer an opportunity for those who aspire to continue their education.

A very popular topic these days is College tuition. For what seems to be ages, people didn’t give much attention to the cost of tuition. However, in current times theres been a dramatic change. It seems that everyday, several people are coming to the harsh realization of how high tuition has gotten over the years and they wish to see a change. In this essay, I shall attempt to cover a very serious and hard topic. I say that because in the process of finding information for this topic, there are several articles showing examples of people attacking administrations in serious anger. Little to no information was found giving an example of college staff and administration trying to defend or speak up. Before beginning research for this paper, I believed there would have been several arguments made between enraged parents, students, graduates and administration. Though, upon examination I found my thoughts to be confirmed as false for the most part.

President Barack Obama introduced his America’s College Promise proposal to make community college tuition-free for students in January, but Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) President Barbara Risser did not bring it up with the collegewide governance body until October. She did not endorse it; she only asked the approximately 20 members to think about what it would mean for the school. No one responded. Mr. Obama says his proposal would expand the reach of higher education, a goal that fits with liberal ideology. Given that academics tend to lean left (Jaschik, 2012), the lack of enthusiasm for a seemingly liberal proposal on a college campus might seem unusual. This essay will review the tenets of conservatism and liberalism and explore their usefulness in predicting the impact of American’s College Promise and who might take sides for or against it. It will show the president’s proposal cannot be categorized neatly into one of the two dominant ideological camps. Wilson’s cost-benefit typology proves a more meaningful way to consider the potential ramifications of the policy and how that information could be used to refine it.

    Bernie Sanders has proposed a golden opportunity that could open the door and evolve the potential students have and overall just give many the opportunity to continue to strive for success. Congress and the education board are seeing Bernie Sanders proposal as an ongoing conflict as to how he plans on paying for the tuition in another alternative. Congress and the education board believe that with this opportunity given at no price, students could take advantage and affect this opportunity negatively. Bernie Sanders has proposed that he plans on giving all students a chance in college, therefore opening the doors so that education is free for all. Tuition free college, Bernie Sanders proposal opens the doors for many

In the article “Free college? We can afford it”, author Katrina Vanden Heuvel believes that higher education should be free because the cost has risen and many students are no longer able to attend. Students cannot afford a college education. Low paying jobs are some of the reasons why people have a hard time finding a 2-4 year college degree institute. Why increase the amount of tuition for students? The author also mentioned that decreasing student funding restrains them from attendance. Katrina’s statements are agreeable because free education will expand opportunities for the youth.

In this essay, I will be talking about why college shouldn’t be free. The main idea of this article is that if college was free, it would take most of-of the taxpayers money and in the second paragraph, it talks about how if it was “free” there would be fewer students and no motivation whatsoever and now onto the rest of the essay. The United States of America does not have free education for students at a college level or in college already. Debt is also a big problem with students going to college or with college students.

As many young millennials rally behind Bernie Sanders and his outlandish claims of free public college for all, others sigh and shake their heads in disapproval. Are these college students really entitled to free higher education? Is it every American’s unalienable right to have a college education? Despite the recent push for free college in the United States, the economic burden and drop in personal responsibility it would create proves that colleges should maintain their current tuitions.

The words “free college tuition” spark interest in any college student with accumulating debt. In fact, this topic is so incredibly supported that Bernie Sanders implemented it as a core interest in his 2016 campaign. Once Hillary Clinton became the Democratic nominee, she decided to take it on herself with an extensive plan that guaranteed students free tuition. Unsurprisingly, free tuition resonates extremely well within the student demographic. To forty million Americans, free tuition eliminates the largest problem for students: debt (Hess, 2017). However, free college tuition generates the inverse of what these low-income and middle-income students believe. In fact, free college cripples them from multiple perspectives; students will end up spending more financially, will be less likely to graduate with a degree, and will be subjected to more inequality and less exposure.

Many European countries such as Germany, Sweden and Finland all have free higher education. Recently democrat leaders in the US have proposed plans for debt-free college. While it sounds very appealing to the general public, such financial plans should burden taxpayers with a significant increase in taxes. Christopher Denhart wrote an article in Forbes, “There Is No Such Thing as a Free College”, discussing the unintended negative consequences of free education. He talks about how Germany had enforced free education and it lead to various unseen problems. He also writes how free education might have a negative impact on the United States. In her article, “'Free' college in Europe isn't really free”, Abby Jackson speaks about how a proposed free higher education in America should not be compared to the free education in Europe due economic differences. While both authors speak about how there is more to lose than there is to gain