“Should governments help pay for college?”— This is a controversial topic in both education and our economics. With the prices of higher education now, most adults who are returning to college would leap at the opportunity of a government-subsidized education. However, students fresh out of high school typically don’t recognize the benefits of government-financed classes and expenses.
The topic of free education is sensitive amongst many in the U.S. for a number of reasons; Education is the only way to maintain a technological and developmental advantage over other nations. The United States has managed to maintain its reputation as the most innovative nation to date. What better way to maintain the American dream then to have a technologically wealthy nation. Higher education equals higher salaries and more opportunities. If the government were to pay for the nation’s higher education, the most prominent issue is where the government would acquire their funding from. The average cost of higher education is $87,000 to $115,000 for four years at a state university. Graduate programs will increase the cost and these figures are based on 2006 estimates; each year the cost continues to rise.
I believe that the government should offset the cost of college. While taxpayers would carry the burden in the beginning, government support of a college education will help to eventually eliminate the need for welfare in our nation. It can also help reduce the levels of family or class-related poverty and lessen street causing domestic abuse. Children of college graduates typically attend college. The average family cannot afford the crazy rising costs of college unless the parents themselves are college graduates. The topic of whether or not the government should pay for its citizens higher education is a very controversial topic with no simple solution. Regardless of my questions concerning finance, I do believe that the government should pay for our education.
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