Should Post-Secondary Education Be Free Or Still Retain High Cost?

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In recent discussions of university tuition cost, a controversial issue has been whether post-secondary education should be free or still pertain high costs. My own view is that universities should not consider complementary education because of opportunity costs, unnecessary amount of graduates, and the possibility of the purpose and quality of education being altered. And isn’t government spending of education ignoring the holistic view of other vital crisis such as the immense $18 trillion national debt? By reserving the costs of tuition we will be able to maintain greater advancements to our nation. First of all post-secondary education should not be free because of opportunity costs. If money is spent on the development of free universities then taxes will …show more content…

Some of these industries include plumbing and health care. Therefore by charging for tuition at universities we are able to create funding on lower vocational jobs, were still without degrees they are significant to our country. Aside from job spending, this will also increase taxes. According to Forbes, an advisor network, Mike Patton has gathered that the public debt per taxpayer in 2004 was $72,051, and in 2017 the projected debt will rise to $161,022. Furthermore the spending of tuition will raise taxes and prevent the advancement of skills in vocational jobs. Secondly this will cause a dramatic increase in graduates, were this sounds astounding, 50% of the graduates will work for jobs that do not require a degree. Although others may argue that those who turn away from degrees will turn to vocational jobs which are also important to the economy, some may refute that the spending of their tuition was worthless and only adds to the debt crisis. This takes away not only the value of opportunity to become a doctor, or a scientist, but inflates the misuse of tuition spending. Finally free tuition will alter the value and quality of education. According to

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