In This Modern World’s Aug. 2 installment, Goofball thinks, “College should be free.” Galahad thinks, “This is extremely unrealistic.”
Here is a statement from my 1961 UCLA admissions form: “Tuition in the academic colleges is free to every student who has been a legal resident of the state of California for a period of one year … .” Out-of-state students had to pay a whopping $250.
The cost of college has gotten out of hand and needs to be controlled. We need as many well-educated students as possible to compete globally and keep our country great. Our kids deserve it, and our country needs it.
Rick Tibben
Nipomo
This article appears in Aug 9-19, 2018.
You cannot talk about the cost of college in 1961 without looking at the overall cost of living. In 1961, my wage as an RN was only $2.25/hr and the minimum wage was $1.15/hr. My father and husband brought home $75.00/wk. My parents mortgage payment was $75.00/mo and included a death benefit. My fellow high school graduates went to Junior College and Universities without any federal aid. I am guessing Teachers and Professors were earning about $4.50/hr if you calculated their salaries in that manner.
Costs have climbed to a breaking point but fleecing taxpayers is not the answer.
Paying a percent of earnings on their educational loans lets individuals pay off loans with fewer defaults.
There are several countries that pay for college, not only for its citizens, but sometimes for anyone, including also for living expenses. If Slovenia can do it, we can.
Of course, the warmongers want to keep burning money in the pit of hell they support. We need to take control from the idiots who trade the well-being of our people for more rockets, bombs, and bullets.