GOP's Approach to Reducing College Debt is Wrong-Headed
Without question, the cost of some colleges is very high. My son attends a private university and the total annual package is around $60,000/year. That's a lot of money, but we chose to send him to that particular school and are prepared to pay for it. We could have easily chosen other schools: the total cost at the university where I teach (assuming my son were to live on campus rather than at home) would be less than half of the university he attends. In fact, there are a variety of levels of cost for college in the US, some of which are quite reasonable and some of which are incredibly expensive.
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