Most of the time I sit here thinking that I’m glad I’m not in college facing the huge debt loads. Then every once and a bit I get a wake up call. Richard Vedder over at the Center for College Affordability drew my attention to President Obama’s decision to write much bigger checks to anyone who wants to go to college. As I’m a tax payer and our esteemed government is running a deficit, it means that I’m taking out huge college loans whether I like it or not.
If the education had a chance to help every single person, I might be more for it. But we need to face facts that a college degree is a bit of a luxury. Some engineers might need it, but most people can get along quite well without the idyllic time in Eden pondering the great thoughts. Nurses don’t need general studies before nursing school. Heck, doctors probably don’t need much of those pre-med courses because schools are able to offer catchup degrees for bachelor’s students who change their minds. We don’t need to spend this money.
The worst part is that the schools will probably waste it. When given more aid, they always turn around and boost tuition further. Bigger checks from the government don’t help because the schools just keep squeezing the parents until it hurts. Sigh. I’m beginning to understand why the people in Massachusetts voted for a man who used to be a nude model for Cosmo.
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