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Bernie wants to eliminate all college loan debt, while in the process making college and trade school tuition free. IMO, it sounds great in theory but it always comes back to the same question. Whose going to pay for this? Thoughts?
As a nation, the ability to pay that sum is not an issue. We are more than capable.
But should we? Will our people support such a tax towards this goal?
Ultimately I think this whole focus on college is putting the cart before the horse.
People will not support being taxed without a direct ROI. Without understanding how they benefit.
We need water, food, and shelter. Democrats need to get back to the basics. With Basic Income.
We have to prove that these investments, that this "socialism" works. To de-fang and defeat Republicans.
Plus, we need to tackle the costs of education. Revolutionize and bypass these 9+ figure institutions.
We can pay for education, but we need to approach it carefully and with determination to not have it cost as much as it does today.
I support the idea, I think it needs a slightly different approach, but mostly I think we need to do other, bolder, and more immediate things first.