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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those concerned about costs, if it's such a concern why don't you want more funding for education then, or demand that government regulate college costs? I'm concerned about costs, too, and would love for the government to regulate it, both in higher ed and in healthcare.  I'd love to see Rs and Ds come together on that.  But, would Rs push for it? I'm thinking not. They'd rather just complain about the "liberal elite", which is laughable considering how the GOP elite send their kids to "liberal elite" colleges.  Where did Kushner go again to college, or the Trumps?  Where will the Kushners and Trumps send their children to college? Not Liberty U I'm guessing.[/quote]

Problems of cost isn't always solved by making more money available. Clearly, the other side of addressing this issue is to make tuition more affordable. In terms of regulation, I'd say that there needs to be *less* regulation in the form of government backed student loans. The current tuition crisis is largely due to the easy availability of student loans, allowing colleges/universities to jack up tuition. As a result, colleges are flush with cash, and many spend it frivolously, building fancy stadiums, gyms, student life centers, turning campuses into luxury resorts, like this gym at University of Minnesota, a project which just the latest expansion alone cost 60 million dollars:

https://www.cannondesign.com/our-work/work/university-of-minnesota-student-recreation-and-wellness-center/

That's right, that entire building, is a gym. Not all colleges/universities do this, nor do they all do it to the same degree. Colleges and universities should be left to compete for student tuition dollars based on the actual value that they are able to return to the student in the form of a income producing future. This removal of government regulatory intervention from colleges and universities should be put in place with a program that provides free tuition for all community colleges. Kids who want to study some non-money-rewarding major can do so in such a low cost environment. The result is that those who want a college education can get one, and those who want a higher quality education need to do so while ensuring that they are choosing a field that's in demand, so as to justify whatever financial commitment they make. [/quote]

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