If our colleges are unaffordable and poor people are denied college educations

Not everyone can write a book that will sell well enough to pay off their student loans. Or even as some have it get a Saudi Arabian billionaire pay them off for you

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Because only a very, very few ever get this kind of "special" treatment. This is an extension of the Pell Grant to a four year, rather than one year period
Not everyone can write a book that will sell well enough to pay off their student loans. Or even as some have it get a Saudi Arabian billionaire pay them off for you
I am of the opinion. as stated Mr. Obama was able to finance his education via student loans which are now a rareity and do to his performance was granted scholarships as well. Knowing that he would become a lawyer and ultimately a politician created no financial problems for him. He is now in a postion in our society to donate back to the ins utions who educated him. Sadly this $4000 tuition credit will not help the average child in todays world. The amount will not permit one quality English language course for the majority of today's workforce. Our universities have out priced themselves for the m es. The credit may enhance the enrollments at our vo - tech schools and ultimately develop trained workers for which there will be no jobs. Just my view and personal opinion
no. its called taking risks. he most likely earned scholarships or took out loans. the thing is. so many people keep discouraging the idea of taking the risk of taking out loans. and sometimes. its not just the financial issue that steps in the way. there is family problems, transportation and other things that play a role. also, its a person's drive. you either quite. or you fear failure and keep going
Personally I am completely sick and tired of this argument. Those who are truly poor already qualify for the maximum Pell grant of $4, 731. This is more than enough to cover the first two years of a Bachelors degree if you are willing to take the cl es at a community college. Secondly there is work study, Subsidized loads, state grants, and many, many other programs directed at those in need. In my opinion it comes across that Obama believes that those of certain socioeconomic backgrounds should bear no financial responsibility whatsoever in paying for their education
The system tries to educate as many people as possible. This is really the only way for a society to advance not only economically, but also culturally, and socially. Education is the only guarantee that the country prospers and is able to be innovative. So you really have to look as "money spent on education" as been the wisest investment of the society. Whatever we give we take it back many more times. You make the new citizens smarter and more able to carry - out their responsibilities. This way people exhibiting abilities have a chance at some time to become the President of the most advanced country because its society is "Democratic ". Unless you believe that only people born with wealth should be endowed with this privilege. If that's the case you live at the wrong century, and I am really sorry for that
When I was in school, students and parents had the choice around about high school, to decide whether or not to continue with the traditional academic education or go to trade school. this, IMO, was one of the worst things possible. Not that I think every kid should go to medical school, but so many of these kids and parents made the wrong decision that pretty much has trapped them in lower paying jobs and jobs with a very specific skill set. You can take the callous view that it was their decision and then later more bad decisions they made is all their own fault, but the point I am trying to make is that a high quality general secondary education, as well as affordable college education benefits society as a whole much better than kids 'giving up' early in their secondary education to pursue a trade because they can not afford college. A little anecdote. when I was in high school, like many guys we were into modifying our cars. I had two friends; one went onto college and became a successful mechanical engineer, who still races on the weekends as a hobby; the other went to trade school to be an auto mechanic; he bounces from job to job and pretty much lives from paycheck to paycheck. The sad part is, all three of us were in AP math and science cl es, until the one friend decided to go to trade school - we all had the mental ability to go to college. I do not think I am being judgmental, but the one friend who's the auto mechanic, really short changed himself by deciding that he'd rather pursue a trade career because he could not afford college - his plan was to 'go to college later' after he'd saved enough money - that never happened

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