Respectable Education In America

In the United States, receiving a respectable education is an essential part of the “American Dream.” The majority of Americans begin their schooling through local public school systems because their parents already pay school district taxes and sometimes school supplies. After graduating high school, there are some young adults who intend to further their education and obtain a college degree. However, most people right out of high school do not have a stable financial income to pay for college. Two years of college education at two-year public colleges should be free for everyone in the United States because Americans will receive a higher education, determine if they want to completely pursue a college degree without worrying about debt, and acquire jobs with salaries that would allow …show more content…
Sometimes the best long-term job people can secure is a line-cook at their local fast-food restaurant. Working as a line-cook at a fast-food restaurant is not shameless or wrong, but it certainly does not provide an adequate salary for individuals to fund higher educational goals. Eve Tahmincioglu is an award-winning career columnist for msnbc.com and in her NBC News article, “The 8 Lowest-Paying Jobs in America,” she says that people who work in fast food are “bringing in a measly $8.71 an hour, or $18,000 annually [and m]ost of these jobs require minimal education and many are part time.” With the annual income being $18,000 and the price of tuition for a two-year public college being almost $9,600, many people are not able to meet monthly living expenses and go to school. Instead, they have to make a choice: either work and provide for themselves and their families, or go to school and earn an education to obtain a better job. If the first two years of their college was free they would still be able to have an income, while working to gain the knowledge to have a more financially stable