Your Economy (No Politics)

[ChrisJP]

Hi arizona1, I agree the current system needs to change. I agree it should be free for the vast majority of degree programs (but not all). But the way it should be free is for students to be reimbursed once they get their degree. Free college education has been tried before and it resulted in a class of perma-students who took up all the classroom space and prevented deserving kids from being students. So get your degree, and get your tuition back.

And in the meantime - like you said, the student loans should be zero or near zero interest. The 7% - 8% I believe is being charged is a disgrace.

I also think the government should PAY students for hard to get in demand degrees such as engineering and pre-med sciences. I mean, if we pay college kids to play sports for their college teams, why not pay students who are spending 60+ hours per week studying ?