There was an interesting comment on NPR yesterday. They were discussing education. One of the host commented he went to UT Austin for college back in the 70s. Tuition was so cheap that his living expenses were higher than tuition. (Even when I was at UT in the 90s tuition was cheaper than living expenses--I worked and that covered my tuition and housing costs). The host said his generation didn't pay that gift forward. Now public universities are incredibly expensive and 2/3rds of kids are graduating with SL debt and the average debt is $25k (that's a car payment on a honda civic).
His generation took but didn't give. That is the mentality of the boomers who are now the "elderly"
I don't understand - how was that guy supposed to change what colleges are charging for tuition?
And doesn't the younger generation bear some responsibility for PAYING it, instead of forcing the universities to come back to reality?
There was an interesting comment on NPR yesterday. They were discussing education. One of the host commented he went to UT Austin for college back in the 70s. Tuition was so cheap that his living expenses were higher than tuition. (Even when I was at UT in the 90s tuition was cheaper than living expenses--I worked and that covered my tuition and housing costs). The host said his generation didn't pay that gift forward. Now public universities are incredibly expensive and 2/3rds of kids are graduating with SL debt and the average debt is $25k (that's a car payment on a honda civic).
His generation took but didn't give. That is the mentality of the boomers who are now the "elderly"
I don't understand - how was that guy supposed to change what colleges are charging for tuition?
And doesn't the younger generation bear some responsibility for PAYING it, instead of forcing the universities to come back to reality?
This guy is only 1 voter, but his point "his generation" or taxpayers in general haven't been funding public universities to keep up with inflation and student growth. Imagine if UT Austin was still $2/semester hour adjusted for inflation? Students wouldn't be taking out $30k in SLs to pay for a state university. His generation benefited from really low college costs, yet they didn't pass the same low tuition on to their children and grandchildren at a time when a college degree is more important than ever.