Compare and Contrast : College has been an ongoing debate that both parents and students can’t seem to wrap their head around. The cost and the consequence of debt for these ongoing students has become a headache. This topic has been up for debate for quite some time now, when it comes to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders these two both agree that the cost of college will no longer be a milestone towards success. Clinton goal is to make sure that no student has to borrow to pay for tuition, books, or fees to attend a four year public college in their state. The New College Compact policy is a plan to give additional support that will reduce all costs, including living expenses by thousands. Students at community colleges will receive free tuition and also lower student loans interest rate, providing 17.5 billion to encourage colleges to set affordable rates that don’t require student loans. Sanders goal is making public colleges and universities tuition free. The College for All Act states that the federal government would cover 67% of the cost, while the state will be responsible for the remaining 33%. He states that “the runway costs of higher education is one of the driving forces behind growing income inequality in the US”. Health care has caused a pretty big problem as well. Most people have it and others don’t. …show more content…
He has called for a 10% tax surcharge on billionaires, raising the top three tax brackets and creating a new top rate, boosting capital gains and estate, extending social security taxes, going after income made aboard by US corporations, and creating a new .2% tax on all earners to fund a paid family leave program. Hillary wants 4%surtax on income over $5 million, an increase in capital gains taxes, the closing of "tax 100pholes" for v the wealthy, taxing hedge funds managers ' "carried interest" income at higher rates and increasing the estate tax
Jon Marcus, an editor for the Hechinger Report, examines how long it will take for a college student to graduate and how it affects the cost of getting a college degree, “The Reason College Cost More than You Think”. Marcus was an online writer for Time in 2014, and he mostly writes about higher education, mostly it is about college. College cost more than a person thinks because of the length that a student will graduate college; courses that a college student takes time and expenses that need to be paid
More than a century later, President Abraham Lincoln passed the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 which enabled more than 70 colleges and universities to be created (Staff). The GI Bill in 1956 gave Veterans an opportunity many could not afford before. All of these instances in America’s history have made it easier for ordinary American citizens to learn more about the world they live in. There are numerous opportunities for the leaders of this country to help the issue of college tuitions rising, it is just a matter of initiative. As Bernie Sanders states in his “Public College Should Be Free” speech to the senate, “It is time to build on the progressive movement of the past.” When all younger people with the determination and the aptitude can reach their full potential, regardless of their economic or social circumstances at birth, America will have a tougher economy and a stronger democracy, a motive that goes back before Americans today can
Going to college and getting a degree is a very important factor in succeeding in the 21st century competitive world. Nonetheless, many people do not go to college because of how expensive col-lege has become and the fear of being in debt. Sometimes college does not work out for every-one. President Barack Obama has proposed a plan to make the first two years of community col-lege free to encourage people to go to college, get a degree, and make the United States the most educated country or at least catch up to the rest of the countries like Russia and Canada. Howev-er, Obama 's action of reducing the costs of community college will not significantly increase the number of students who will graduate with degrees. Instead of making college
When the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony founded the first college in America, Harvard, in 1636, it marked the beginning of college as the backbone to the American Dream (“About Harvard” ). Around the world, America is coveted for the “American Dream” in which someone can go from deep poverty, to unbelievable wealth, all by getting an education which allows a person to obtain any job and reach any economic level. The article “Peter Thiel Thinks You should skip college, and He’ll Even Pay For Your Trouble; The famous disrupted says overpriced universities hold back innovation, and what's to rewrite education to his liking” by Tom Clynes argues people should not attend college because it is a hindrance to innovation, while the article
Health care has become an issue because of the shortage of doctors in Canada. Many of them are either going to the U.S.A. or going to other countries to practice in hospitals and clinics. The earning cap imposed by the government has forced doctors to work fewer hours than are necessary to serve the public. Many Canadians are without a doctor to help them with their needs, and emergency rooms are filled to capacity with no available beds for those who have to be admitted to the hospital. Waiting time for specialist and specialty tests has become so long that someone diagnosed with a major illness may die before they can be properly treated.
College is one of the most fundamental institutions in our modern world. It is a place where most of our future politicians, doctors, scientists, and leaders are made. Though, it seems that the price tag that comes with a college education is something that is too hefty for some students. Countless debates go on about whether the price of college should be abolished or whether the cost still is on the students to pay for.
Tuition and fees has extremely risen over the past years which makes it extremely difficult for both social economic groups to invest in a higher education for their families. Today’s college students borrow and accumulate more debt than previous years (The White House). For instance, “In 2010, graduates that borrowed money graduated with owing an average of more than $26,000”(The White House). As a result, President Obama has expanded federal support to help more families and students to afford higher education (The White House). Also, he believes that it is a shared responsibility of the federal government, states, colleges, and universities for making higher education
What if one day the tuition of your community college was to become free? If you couldn 't afford college would you go? That’s exactly what President Obama is trying to propose in his State of The Union speech on January 20th 2015. In his words he claims “to lower the cost of community college, to zero”. I am a community college student freshman at Frederick Community College. Being a community college student I value my education and feel if this new proposal is to be put in place there will be people who don’t want to be there just like high school. Community college is something that runs in my family as my two cousins have attended a junior college in the past. I am in my first year at community college and can say that it is a lot different from high school as far as the expectations and work load. There are essentially some problems with this new proposal. Once I heard that President Obama
The problem in America is the health care crisis. We all fear government ran programs and operations so we are all reluctant to allow this government aided system into our nation. We all wonder how we spend the most amount of money on health care than any other nation and our quality of care is not as high as them other nations. Next year our health care cost is expected to escalate to 4$ trillion dollars. The quality of health care still remains low. In the United States there are high number of people that do not have insurance at all. There are also people paying ridiculous prices for insurance it all has created a modern day crisis and a highly debeated topic in America.
The cost of college is on a constant up rise. Unfortunately, there's no perfect formula for figuring out how much money college will cost. The costs for things like tuition and books change every semester and depend on the college or university that you select(Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, 2014). The cost differs for students who decide to attend an out of state college versus in state, as well as the students who attend private colleges over universities and for those who commute instead of living on campus. The main question posed is if secondary education is worth the cost colleges ask? In the sense of self-satisfaction, job opportunities and overall growth secondary education is worth its asking price. Opening doors beyond our vast imaginations college leads to bigger and better things. Although college tuition will always be at a constant up rise all should strive for higher education but acquiring a secondary education.
High school and college are very dissimilar. There are the main differences and then there are differences that aren't very distinct. These differences include homework, teacher-student relationships, and attendance policies. In this paper I will discuss the major and minor differences between high school and college. I will also explain why responsibility is a very important factor in high school and college.
High school, along with college are two major stepping stones in a person’s life. Many individuals are able to make the transitions from high school to college pretty easily, while there are others that find the transition into college to be somewhat challenging and hard to adjust to. When I made the jump from high school to college, I found that there are vast differences between the two, and both had very diverse environments. I found the key differences concerning high school and college to be the level of academic responsibilities, time management and scheduling, as well as the methods learning to be the main differences.
Schooling is a very important aspect in our lives and one must go through many steps to gain a higher education. Two of these steps are high school and college. Although high school and college students aim for the same goal, which is acquiring an education and graduating, the demands, expectations, and social atmosphere extremely contrast.
One of the first steps toward college reform is to begin adjusting our tuition rates accordingly. Many college institutions have steadily raised the cost of tuition resulting in many students to have difficulties paying for college across the United States. Tuition rates have been a huge barrier for college undergraduates: "Over the past three decades, tuition at four-year colleges has more than doubled, even after adjusting for inflation" (Fact Sheet). Tuition is steadily increasing, causing college to become more expensive than in previous decades. Instead of helping Americans who have a desire to attend an educational institution, the government is slowly making it harder to attend and pay for college. High Tuition is preventing college undergraduates from obtaining a degree, causing many to be in a financial crisis when taking into account student loans and paying for tuition. Having high inflation rates in the economy is only making it worse and more difficult to get a higher education. The government would undoubtedly want to see improvements in employment rates within the United States, yet when Americans are trying desperately to obtain a degree, they have to deal with the overwhelming, costly tuition rates that have caused many to slow graduation and make college students pile up more debt than necessary. Thus, students often worry about debt
Higher education debate is a controversial and hot topic for politicians in the United States due to the price associated with higher education in the country. State lawmakers regularly worry about the rising cost of attaining a college degree, and lowering the debt burden to the student. Consequently these issues have been turned into a talking point during the presidential campaign trail. The pressure on the amount of tuition paid has not only been seen from the government but also from the families, which have shown reluctance in paying the high tuition fees. Public universities 'which have attempted to increase the fee' have come under heavy scrutiny despite the reluctance of the state to invest in higher education (Holmwood, 2011).