Quote:It's possible the governments program to loan money has something to do with it. However I think it's more in regards to the universities ever increasing tuition on top of the outrageous costs of books. It is truly a big business.


In regards to requiring degrees look at it from this perspective. It's possible there are more people out of work with degrees than in the past due to jobs moving overseas or workplace efficiency increasing leading to workforce decreasing in addition to other factors like record number of people getting degrees. Hence there is more people with degrees looking for jobs so the employers can ask for them and likely get them.


I know very few would agree here but if community college was free or even cheaper than it is now it could force the more expensive universities to lower prices. That's just a theory though. Honestly though even if it did not one degree is better than another for most employers.

If apartments where free it would drive down the cost of owning a home.


Your on to something however that college is big business. I think if we look at what's happened to the education system you get a very fair picture of what crony capitalism looks like. The market creates a demand, government subsidies the demand eliminating the cost control of the market, prices rocket so government continues to subsidies more and prices increase, rinse lather and repeat.


Is anyone shocked 18-24 demographic has no problem signing onto 5000 a semester worth of loans, many times to simply fund their cost of living. Now you have generations that owe thousands to government, their dependent on government right out of the gate. Hmmmmmm


It's all by design, you want to fix education, get government as far away as possible from it.


In 20 years we'll be having this same discussion about healthcare.

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