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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
True, this is why I consider it an investment. Who completes college that isn't planning on working which will most likely result in a career 40 years long of paying taxes back to the government. If we spend $1.5 trillion and get $5 trillion back in taxes it is a good investment. Why shouldn't the government invest in people? The government is in the business of collecting taxes, people with college degrees on average will pay more in their lifetime in taxes than those without. It is a good investment.
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Shouldn't it be the US taxpayer that decides what kind of "investment" we put into college?
I have neighbor kids, seniors in HS, picked up in front of their house and transported a few hundred yards to school. Will we now provide free busing for college? Just how long will society delay the maturity of our kids?
What makes college valuable is making it optional, and paying for it yourself. We already have high schools who are not allowed to flunk kids who refuse to pass. Now we will have college kids who can't do math either. What's next, a Master of Science for the illiterate?