College should be free for all citizens. Facts and Knowledge should not be only for those that can afford it. George Washington`s sole goal which he placed more importance on than any other, was to establish a Free National University system for all Citizens. Sadly, his dream was never realized.
College is a For-Profit, Capitalistic system which is totally wrong. The idea is to make money, not educate.
The idea of college and its perception in the United States is also a gross failure. No longer are they places of learning, but instead have become just a place to get a certificate so that a business can see if you are saddled with debt, thus ensuring that you will not go anywhere and be nothing but an obedient worker.
They LOVE students with debt.
“Choice depends on the freedom to choose. And if you’re shackled with debt, you don’t have the freedom to choose.
“People in debt become hopeless, and hopeless people don’t vote…. See, I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all, frighten people, and, secondly, demoralize them. An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern….
“We don’t want people to be educated, healthy and confident because they will get out of control. The top 1 percent of the world’s population owns 80 percent of the world’s wealth.
“It’s incredible that people put up with it. But they’re poor, they’re demoralized, they’re frightened, and therefore they think perhaps the safest thing to do is take orders and hope for the best.”
Tony Benn puts it VERY well here:
