Quote Originally Posted by RL... View Post
Of course degrees are optional....duh. They are not needed for most jobs, because "most jobs" are what can be classified as menial jobs-jobs which require no special skill or training or level of education needed. There are way more cashiers than there are doctors.

The pell grant is not bs in any way, but it does need to be reformed It needs to be applicable towards a broader income bracket and should make students maintain a certain gpa level.

What I would really like is for the federal government to cancel all these programs and tax me less. So much of our taxes goes to medicaid medicare social security....those are a HUGE chunk in the budget.
Government grants are the reason why college is so expensive. Business know when government gets involved, thats when you charge more because government does not look at the price and never runs out of money. You're contradicting yourself when you want a government program to cover more people, but then you want lower taxes. It doesn't work like that, never mind that why we as a country are so deep in debt thanks to that mindset.