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Michael D (Piketty)'s avatar

As a father with kids who are about to become parents for themselves I am far more concerned with the debt i am leaving me grand kids because we had to bail out large companies that had been doing share holder buy backs before covid and by the massive increases to the deficits from Trumps tax cuts to the rich and to corporations that used the money for share buy backs.

My parents paid for my education, we paid for my kids education and now we are going to help other Americans pay for their education. I want an educated society. I care far more about tax cuts to the rich and corporate welfare than this program.

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Hansruedi's avatar

There seems to me an additional option to alleviate college expenses: don't incur them in the first place.

Post high school for many individuals college is not necessarily the optimal continuation on the way to making a living and to becoming a responsible, contributing member of society. In Europe apprenticeships have offered an alternative path to meet the needs of high school graduates for centuries and in the US could potentially catch at least some of the 40% who never finish college, upfront. Who has the political will to pick it up?

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