In today’s society, students are advised to further continue their education at secondary institutions. The job market looks to employ students with degrees and better skillsets. Yet despite placing such an emphasis on education, students are punished with the possibility of an enormous student debt if they choose to attend college. The student loan debate has sparked the idea of created government funded, free colleges. But despite good intentions, government funded colleges would do more harm than good by dramatically driving up taxes, devaluing education for future generations, and negatively impacting employment in the long run.
With prices of colleges only getting more and more expensive, being able to provide free college-level education …show more content…
Certain job fields don’t require degrees and the fact that the government already funds K-12 education is enough to ensure people basic skills and necessities. (Horn). People that plan on working in retail their entire lives don’t need to use others’ tax dollars to get a meaningless degree. Furthermore, though debatable, tuition costs motivate students to put in more work both in high school and college. Knowing that money is at cost pushes students to maintain good grades and actually graduate. Working hard also pays off for students as tuition costs are lowered by grants and scholarships. (Lane). From the perspective of colleges, if they were government funded they wouldn’t have nearly as much money, and it’s possible that the quality of education being offered could drop. Incentives to provide the best education would be replaced by the desire to have the highest number of enrollments. (Halff). There would be no need to provide stellar education if they were going to be paid a flat rate by the government. Just like with a lot of things in life, there is no guarantee that choosing a school simply because it is free would be the best option. It’s questionable that graduates from a government funded college would actually be ready and equipped with the same skillsets for their careers compared to those from a state-owned or private
With prices of colleges only getting more and more expensive, being able to provide free college-level education …show more content…
Certain job fields don’t require degrees and the fact that the government already funds K-12 education is enough to ensure people basic skills and necessities. (Horn). People that plan on working in retail their entire lives don’t need to use others’ tax dollars to get a meaningless degree. Furthermore, though debatable, tuition costs motivate students to put in more work both in high school and college. Knowing that money is at cost pushes students to maintain good grades and actually graduate. Working hard also pays off for students as tuition costs are lowered by grants and scholarships. (Lane). From the perspective of colleges, if they were government funded they wouldn’t have nearly as much money, and it’s possible that the quality of education being offered could drop. Incentives to provide the best education would be replaced by the desire to have the highest number of enrollments. (Halff). There would be no need to provide stellar education if they were going to be paid a flat rate by the government. Just like with a lot of things in life, there is no guarantee that choosing a school simply because it is free would be the best option. It’s questionable that graduates from a government funded college would actually be ready and equipped with the same skillsets for their careers compared to those from a state-owned or private