(03-16-2021, 11:20 PM)bluebooger Wrote:Quote:let them spend some time improving their grades and filling in the gaps in their education. That is not how our free market system works, of course.it actually is if we would get rid of student loans completely.
take away student loans and see how the free market actually affects the "studies" degrees
enrollment would plummet because no one could afford the degree and then the university would be forced to drop the tuition or drop the degree.
tuition and enrollment is artificially inflated because of loans -- not because the job market demands people with these degrees
there may be a market for these degrees because students demand them, but only because they can afford them due to loans
and if we got rid of loans ...
Can't afford to go to New York University ? Then go to Bronx Community College for two years and get and associates degree in a marketable skill and then try transferring to NYU.
Or get a job with your associates degree and go to NYU at night.
Or forget NYU and just dedicate yourself to your job.
Don't want to go to community college ?
Then join the Coast Guard or Air Force or Navy.
Serve 4 to 6 years and then have them pay for your school.
Student loans have annual caps on them based on your grade level. No one is paying for NYU with just student loans from the government. It's not possible. Sounds great to go to a community college. However, the reality of it is that you'll be lucky to transfer half of your degree into a 4 year school. Community colleges in every state aren't cheap either.
The military is not for everyone. That is not a solution. What's a 40 year old supposed to do? They can't just quit their life and join the military. First of all, they're too old. I know several people who enlisted only to be medically discharged while in bootcamp. Then they come home ashamed and messed up. That helps no one. Also those promises of the military paying for your education aren't 100% true. My cousin tried it for years and barely had the time to complete 1 course a semester because he was working so much and then he was sent overseas for 9 months. It's not all it's cracked up to be.