Tuition is way to High

On Friday July 25, 2014, Blogger Aaron Taylor Bonnette posted an article, Tuition Costs, on his blog called You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas. In his article, Aaron argues that the cost of attendance at public universities in Texas is spinning out of control. Aaron gives his reader some credible information from SavingForCollege.com which states that students who go to college for 4 years will have a tuition of approximately $38,000, and that the national student debt is in trillions and continuously increasing. The government does provide Pell Grants for low income families. These Pell Grants do help families, but these families are also still left in debt because Pell Grants do not fully cover the cost of tuition. I've realized that loans will forever haunt your life if you do not pay it back as soon as possible. Aaron states some interesting information from Forbes. He explains that the unemployment and underemployment rates have significantly increased for students who graduated with a Bachelor’s degree. He also explains that even with a degree, it is still hard to payback student loans which leaves people contemplating if all the money spent on education is really worth it.

I completely agree with Aaron; how are students supposed to gain a good education if they cannot afford it? It seems like the government is setting up the middle and lower class for failure and trying to take all our money through student loans. Aaron’s arguments are very logical and precise. The state and national government should definitely provide more scholarships and grants for students. Texas should take the first initiative and lower the cost of tuition; it will benefit both the students and government by allowing more opportunities for students to get an education and also building a society of intelligent and educated people.