Krystal_Thorn

How much of your funding came from George Soros?

I believe providing public subsidies for higher education is a bad idea for several reasons. First, I've taken out a lot of student loans, but I'm pursuing a degree in engineering. Therefore I expect to have the means to repay the loans. The only people I see benefiting from free college are those who cannot pay back their loans. Why should the public subsidize these degrees if they don't benefit the degree holder sufficiently. Another objection I have is that it cheapens college degrees if they're free. Third, how do you expect to pay for this new entitlement program?

I never mentioned anything about a plan, or creating a glut of engineers. I expected better than straw man arguments from AMAs

When compared to bachelor's, absolutely. A high school diploma is the minimum standard for employment, and giving out free degrees would raise that to a bachelor's.

College is already accessible to anyone who wants to go. Making it free only cheapens the product. If you can't afford to take out loans, maybe a useless lib arts degree isn't for you.