I don't think it's necessarily people who are in tight situations.
I think it's very common for people at the end of the year to only have $500-2000 left over as "discretionary."
It's a common, "executive" decisions we all make
Do we:
1. Make a household improvement
2. Deploy it into college
3. Take a vacation
4. Pay down that auto loan/credit card/mortgage
Add your own.
I was just trying to get a feel for where the forum's priorities are.
If the priority isn't with college (and I have never advocated giving kids a full ride. . .my sons will pay room/board/books), then that's fine.
Just don't tax people and I'm sorry, it' the Left that will indeed do this, no offense.
We all know Democrats spend and the Republicans borrow in the name of Reag-o-nomics. I am not saying either is more or less fiscally responsible but Democrats have a reputation for enacting "reforms" we can't afford as people cry out for what they think they are entitled to.
If you are cool with yoru kids sitting on the sidelines while their friends go off to college, that's fine.
As far as college being "overpriced", I'm frankly not sure. There may be some truth in that in that gov't subsidized loans may be "propping up" academia bit.
Make college be "cash and go" with no subsidization, and I bet many close, but many stay open.
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