New Era Of American Prosperity Essay

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.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that as of 2015, 100% of married couples had at least one family member employed, including 19.4% of married-couple families had no one working. In 36% of that 100, the man was employed in that relationship. The possible reason why so many Americans aren’t working could be due to the fact that the way money is distributed in America isn’t what the people think it is, and it isn’t even close to the ideal. Uneven distribution of wealth is the cause of poverty is the United States, and here’s why.

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.

With the upcoming elections, third-party candidate Bernie Sanders has been one of the most talked about candidates because of his belief that tuition and cost of living at public colleges and universities should be free. Free college has become one of the most talked about policy proposals on the campaign trail, but questions surround the policy, such as how it would work, how much it would cost and how it would affect students (Rhatican).

“The hardest thing about going to college should not be paying for it” (Hillary Clinton). In the past decades college tuition has skyrocketed. Many aspiring students who dream of college education cannot afford it. Education used to be accessible to all forms of family situations, now it is only a privilege for those with substantial incomes. Because everyone deserves education, college tuition should be affordable and economically feasible for all students and their families.

The United States is a reasonably well off country when it comes to education; we live is a first world country and children are expected to go to school from the age of around five until they graduate from college. As soon as parents find out that they are expecting, they are given the advice to start saving for colleges; College has become increasingly expensive as the years have gone by and many students end up graduating with thousands of dollars in student loans to pay back. Senator Bernie Sanders sees the problem with this and has made it a priority to advocate for lower or maybe even free college tuition. Sanders would sign the “College for All Act” which would make sure that no one would be denied an education simply because of their economic situation.

Had it not been for the American industrialization, we would not enjoy the technology we have in the year 2002. The reason we have this technology is that between those years a great change in the world’s history was made. People started to discover faster methods of producing goods, which increased their economy. However, this industrialization had no effects on society. Society then was still very poor in some areas, but later on in the future the United States becomes the richest and most powerful country in the world.

The news mediums, television, radio, print, or social media give information 24-hours a day regarding the economy. Individuals are not so sure about the reports issued on almost an hourly basis that are stating the economy of United States is improving. Many Americans are still without jobs, and do not believe their income can continue to support their families. The cost of purchasing a home is going up in many areas across the country, which is good for the market, but can be bad for the first time homebuyer. Unemployment, expectations, consumer income, interest rates are economic factors that influence individuals behavior and the United States fiscal policy.

The political need of one state is very different from those that occur in another. A statesman from Alaska need not worry about the same problems as a senator in Tennessee. Delegates from Tennessee may also have a varying degree of problems to solve. Tennessee's senators, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, have similar and varying views on how the United States of America should run based on the budget, environmental issues, and foreign wars. These two senators complete outstanding services, however, between the two, respectively, Lamar Alexander is the better politician.

Andrew, Kelly. “The high cost of free College.” U.S. News and World Report. 23 February 2016. http://www.usnews.com/opinion/knowledge-bank/articles/2016-02-23/bernie-sanders-and-the-high-cost-of-free-college>. Andrew’s generally claims that bring change in education system is not really easy as Mr. Bernie Sanders thinks. Sanders has truly great idea to free college and universities fees. He uses a selection of appeals to influence the audience as action-oriented. In which Sanders is fully confident about this idea and he believes it will bring better future. Sanders uses political language and references in which the reader can identified the pros and cons of this matter. He uses logos to convince the audience through enrollment and graduation

In fact, “nearly 7 out of every 10 new graduates of four-year colleges are in debt” while they only have “an average balance of nearly $30,000” (Hillary Clinton’s Commitment). The debts of these students are the “second largest source of consumer debt” and are holding back the economy since it “prevents people from forming families, buying homes, and starting small businesses” (Hillary Clinton’s Commitment). In response, Clinton has created her own policy, the New College Compact, to combat the rising costs of higher education. The plan has been stated to allow students to attend “a 4-year public college without taking loans for tuition, attend community college tuition-free” while urging “states to re-invest and schools to reduce costs and raise graduation rates”(College Compact). Furthermore, students who come from families making “$85,000 a year or less will be able to go to a 4-year public college or university tuition free”(Hillary Clinton’s Commitment). According to her plan, the “income threshold will increase by 10,000 a year...so that by 2021, all students with a family income of $125,000” will not have to pay for tuition, which covers “more than 80 percent of all families (Hillary Clinton’s Commitment). In addition, Clinton’s plan will “protect Pell Grant funding to help low- and middle- income students pay non-tuition

We are currently in a very progressive era in the United States of America. Our country is rapidly changing due to the much larger diversity of humans who have immigrated and settled here in the last fifty years. Along with them, they have brought different traditions, cultures as well as perspectives. Most of the conservative, traditional citizens in America are not pleased with the diverseness that has been created. They also do not agree with the many changes our President, Barack Obama, along with many of the millennials have been pushing for to make our country a better one. Even in the twenty-first century, society tends to have a hard time accepting the LGBT community, although it is slowly changing. There is, of course many, many years of morals and values that have been passed down from generation to generation and some of these do not include the acceptance of the LGBT community. It is clear to us that the people who do not accept these issues, also do not want to accept LGBT people into their community and do not want to allow them to spread their knowledge. The criticisms and barriers that the dominant culture in America has presented toward the LGBT community has made it almost impossible for LGBT educators to feel welcome and safe in their schools and neighborhoods.

Prior to the great depression, the U.S. economy alternated between periods of prosperity and sharp economic decline. During the great depression, aggregate demand dropped sharply, causing the price level and real GOP to decline. As aggregate output declined, the unemployment rate jumped, climbing from around 3 percent in 1929 to 25 percent in1933.

The majority of countries around the world, specifically the United States of America, worked to pave a path for their futures during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Enlightenment, industrialization, and imperialism were all prevalent during these centuries. These factors altered history and was influential in molding the United States and others into what they are today. Although these countries were trying to create a new future for themselves, a majority of them followed the same course that previous countries had already laid out for them. The painting, American Progress, painted by John Gast, serves as a model of the events that took place during these centuries that moved America to where it is today, by using the courses set by previous