Deadbeats Win, Taxpayers lose

[Tsing Tao]

To have a less stupid population.

What I support most is state colleges being free like K-12

K-12 is paid by local tax payers, who then fund their school district. You don't get to send your kids elsewhere though. Colleges would have to have a different model. Additionally, I'm not sure you can sell taxpayers on paying for ridiculous subjects and majors.

I could see myself being willing to pay for free engineering school (with certain performance stipulations, etc) or maybe a med school. But I'm not about to pay for liberal arts.

 

[gwb-trading]

K-12 is paid by local tax payers, who then fund their school district.

Public education in the U.S. is paid by a combination of federal, state, and local dollars. K-12 is not simply paid by local taxpayers who fund their own school district.

 

[Tsing Tao]

Public education in the U.S. is paid by a combination of federal, state, and local dollars. K-12 is not simply paid by local taxpayers who fund their own school district.

~90% is from the state and county. Close enough. And students can't go to other schools (school choice isn't widely adopted).

At what government level do colleges get their funding?

 

[UsualName]

Student loans should be interest free and only have service fees.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

US TO CANCEL $6B IN LOANS TIED TO FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES: NYT

The deadbeats are the scammers, not the gullible.

 

[elderado]

Student loans should be interest free and only have service fees.

Great idea - you do it! Lend away!!!

 

[Frederick Foresight]

Great idea - you do it! Lend away!!!

Yeah, who wants an educated population?

 

[murray t turtle]

I dont like paying for others stupidity.... do you ?

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NO;
but i'm not sure we will pay for that.
IN MANY cases a forgiven debt is IRS counted as income/LOL
And that's one of the reason why college is so expensive/ gov loans...........

 

[Tony Stark]

Yeah, who wants an educated population?

Not Republicans.

 

[Mercor]

Student loans should be interest free and only have service fees.

How about the student who wants to be a plumber and doesn't go to collage. He needs to buy a truck and tools......He needs 30k to start his career........He should get interest free loan?