In case any of you do not know, I do not think anything is
free. What President Barack Obama means when he says free is that someone else
is going to pay through the nose for the stuff he gives to you for free. Free junior
college is only going to cost $60,000,000,000. That is sixty billion dollars of
someone else’s money.
There are many reasons why free college is a problem. I mean
many, many reasons. There are so many problems with this initiative, that I am
only going to scratch the surface with my objections. Firstly, with the
government paying the bill, the price is guaranteed to increase. This means a college
education becomes harder to achieve. After a few years with government
interference the only people that can go to college will be the wealthy and
students that get government subsidies.
Second, the Federal government and the Department of
Education have already ruined elementary education in this country. There is no
chance for an unbiased education by socialist leaning teachers with loyalty to
the teachers unions. Common Core that is being pushed by the Federal government
exacerbates the poor education problem. We have allowed our schools to evolve
to the point that the only reason for going is to pass a test, then the
teachers begin coaching students to cheat on the tests, so the teachers do not
look bad. Most freshmen entering college read at a seventh grade level. That is
a fact.
I keep hearing talk about the dedication of the teachers in
this country, but the teachers in Arizona, New York, California and Wisconsin
that have been in the news in recent years make me skeptical about teacher dedication.
I do hear about some private school teachers that are great and I believe some
of them are. There are also some dedicated teachers in public schools where
unions are not as rabid. But this is getting off the subject. Back to free
college.
Another reason I am against free college is that the Federal
government dictates curricula. We have enough bureaucrats telling us what to do
already. I want educators from local communities setting educational standards.
Everything the Federal government gets involved with is
corrupted. We have congress people writing laws that give them a plush life and
plush retirement while they steal our money to pay for projects in their
districts to help them get re-elected. Also, bureaucrats with not enough work
to do are idling their time watching porn. The Inspectors General that are
supposed to watch for fraud have become part of the corruption.
I am asking again. Please make the Federal government stop
helping us.
Thanks.
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