Argumentative Essay: Should There Be Free Community College?

If everything in the world would be free, almost everything would loose it’s overall value. There would be such an abundance of that particular thing due to its accessibility. As a child we had no income, rather our guardian/parents did. When we wanted something from the store our parents would buy it for us, so to an extent it was free from the child 's perspective although in reality it was not free at all, someone else was paying for it. The same goes with the free community college concept. The cost would shift from the student paying to taxpayers.
Free community college sounds like a wonderful idea. Everyone would have an equal opportunity at higher education. Just because someone comes from low income housing should not limit that individual to pursue a college education. This would result in an overall educated society with an increase in competition. Providing this to everyone, society as a whole would see a reduction of crime possibly, due to everyone being within a classroom versus them being out in the streets doing things they aren’t suppose to. Education should not be a debt sentence. Free college would provide …show more content…
Just like taxes are withheld from paychecks, small portions of money should be set aside automatically for that students to pay off their loans. The student shall not be allowed to access that money until after their education is completely finished and/or their total savings matches up to the money owed. Another way to help students is to teach them about economics and how loans are paid with interest, etc. This will help better their understanding of how the economy works and how money is handled. Also the school at which the students are attending should provide a list of what the tuition money is going to. Kelly stated “A valuable degree is worth the investment even if you have to pay something for