2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)I Will Die With Student Loan Debt [View all]
It is one of many reasons that Hillary's College Education Plan is Insulting and unworkable.
The wealthy will have it easy. They are going to ivy league and other top tier universities. No life-crushing debt.
The poor and middle class, people like me, not so easy right now. Life-crushing debt. Potentially life-long debt that can never be paid off before they die. Like me. I will likely die with unpaid student loan debt.
Her system is a poor improvement. In fact it is, in many ways, worse.
Let us look how a University education is done in many places in Europe:
Oxford University, Tier-1, world class University: $6,224/year for home and EU students (at current exchange rates. Grants for full tuition are easy to come by for EU students)
Kings College, Tier-1, world class University: $6,224/year for home and EU students (at current exchange rates. Grants for full tuition are easy to come by for EU students)
University of Amsterdam, Tier-1, world class University: $3,502/year for home and EU students (at current exchange rates. Grants for full tuition are easy to come by for EU students)
Trinity College of Dublin, Tier-1, world class University: ~$3-4000 /year* for home and EU students (at current exchange rates. *most meet the Irish government's requirements to qualify for tuition-free education. Most Irish and EU students go to college free.)
Germany- All German universities are tuition-free to all home, EU and International students.
That is a small sample set of tier-1, world class universities in Europe. These are the "ivy league" colleges of Europe.
What does The Clinton Education plan cover? State and community colleges. U.S.-based top tier, world class universities will still be out of reach for the majority of graduating U.S. seniors due to cost and accessibility.
We haven't even touched on the most disturbing aspect of this plan. The worst part of it is she is setting a 2-tier system for higher education. Her plan states "we're going to humiliate you to get your education paid for."
I say it like that because, in our current system, you may end up in mountains of debt but no one knows you are any different than any other student at the college or university. In her system, they will.
The poor and middle class, in her system, to get this great benefit, will be reduced working as a slave 10 hours a week without pay as a requirement to maintain their financial aid. Who cares if you need living money in a real job. Who cares if you are carrying a full load and doing your best to get good grades. Your poor, you lost the sperm and egg lottery, so you have to work harder.
Want a college eduction? I guess you will be scrubbing the toilets of rich kids like Chelesa 10 hours a week, carrying a full class load and hoping you still manage to pass.
#poorshaming