Augen said:
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You make a good point about youth voting turnout, although the number was promising this past election. But realistically, how can we youth shoulder the burden of our agin population? What kind of economic reform would help us out a little?
I think tuition and all other school-related fees could most certtainly take a cut. As a student I do get a tax cut on my return that carries over every year, (and will go towards student loans at the end of my schooling) but it is still inadequate funding for staying out of debt. Unless you get lucky and have your parents pay for your schooling, or work hard to get enough money to live comfortably you're pretty much guaranteed to go into debt (and still might with a good job). The post-secondary schooling system in North America is 3rd world compared to Scandinavia.
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This generation of 18-35 year olds is pretty much screwed to be honest. Best we can hope for is kids now have different realities when they get to this stage of their lives. I don't think subsidies will do anything, costs would just adjust, so only wholesale tax funded public college would change the dynamic.
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Public College - now there is an idea!
It always annoys me how Administrators and other higher ups - when making budget cuts - seem to turn their attention to cutting school funding or nickeling and diming through parking passes etc instead of taking a pay cut.
