Quote:I have no faith in the the free market to handle the problem (}on it's own) in anything other than short term money gaining manner. Leading to either a perversion of the system proposed by Rubio or abandoning when their profit margins are not as astronomical as with other investments opportunities. 

 

I personally think a better solution would be to provide the funding for public colleges from either taxes or spending reductions within the current funding. 

 

I am not aware of his stance or him making one at the moment on K-12

 

I have my own radical views on the matter requiring massive paradigm shifts in how we approach education the likes of which wouldn't help this discussion. 

 

Remember, this would be funded by businesses that are making an investment.  A person in college that has a good record of grades could entice a company to put forth money to train (educate) him or her.  Where investment firms would enter the picture would be more-or-less "betting" that this person will graduate with a certain degree and eventually earn the "normal" income that a person with such a degree would earn.  The investment firms would provide the capital (cash).

 

My argument is that putting the burden of risk on private business will "weed out" the people in college that aren't "up to the task" of actually earning a degree and being productive afterwards.

 

My problem with providing funding through government is that it will always grow un-justified, and the people that have an interest in the student don't pay for it, we all do.  We all pay for that person that wants a degree in puppeteering as well as the engineering student.  That puts the burden and the risk on "we the people" rather than putting the burden on those that will utilize the skills and knowledge that said student would learn.

 

Look at it this way, is it better for an engineering firm to pay more taxes, or is it better for them to pay for future talent?  Is it better for a private (for profit) hospital to pay for someone's education to become a doctor, or should we all pay for it through taxes?  Should our tax dollars fund someone that wants to get a degree in puppeteering, or should that perhaps come from a movie studio?

 

Finally, Bernie Sanders has probably not said much regarding K-12 education, so let's look at another "sub-topic" regarding education.  Let's focus on community colleges and trade programs.  What does he propose as far as doing something about that?

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