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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why should he be forgiving loans?[/quote]

Why should people have to take out massive loans just to get an education in the first place?[/quote]

I disagree with Trump on more or less everything, but shouldn’t that all depend on what students decide to study? I’ll gladly subsidize more doctors or teachers in rural communities no one wants to work in, but not let’s say, a $60k per year degree in underwater basketweaving from a private college. [/quote]

What you’re really saying is that you’re willing to subsidize a vocational education (engineering, doctors, nurses, teachers) not traditional college/university education (philosophy, English literature, etc) which is meant to expand the mind. It seems more and more people treat college/universities as vocational schools for white collar jobs. It is a wonder that students are allowed electives.[/quote]

Let’s put it this way— does the taxpayer really need to subsidize a $4k 17th century poetry elective that will amount to good cocktail conversation. And I say this as someone with a liberal arts degree. If sone of us support DOGE cuts to critical services and scientific research, then why pay for certain degrees.

You’re right, 4 year colleges are now being treated as vocational schools for white collar jobs. But it becomes a pretzel twist once you start attaching dollars to each class. I know someone who paid a couple
Thousand dollars for badminton and aerobics electives in college. Why not just go to the local county rec center and take the same class for $50. Should taxpayers subsidize the need for or desire to rake a $1200 badminton elective at a private college? [/quote]

My point was to bring forward that we’ve moved to a vocational school mentality when it comes to college. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. I have an engineering degree. What I think may need to happen is a) recognize that, b) recognize the value of white AND blue collar types of vocations, and c) prioritize vocational schooling over traditional college education (also valuable but in a different way). I will also add that some parents (a la the Hollywood types) who want college simply for teaching young people to adult and don’t care about any academics because they failed along with SK iety to do that any more. [/quote]

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