Bernie Sanders proposed free college education. Donald Trump proposed a border wall. Both were pretty damn radical.
Holy false equivalence, Batman! A ******* wall is no where near as radical an idea as free higher education. Not even the same league. Or sport, for that matter
I wonder why we were so radically socialist way back when....hmmmmmm.....and how did we survive our evil socialist communist past?? Hmmmm.....
1796: Thomas Jefferson proposes an education system supported through taxes.
Jefferson believed that for a government to truly work and people to be good citizens, the population had to be educated. Jefferson never saw his plans for universal free education realized in their entirety, but the government did begin subsidizing elementary schools in 1818 and helped him start The University of Virginia with a $15,000 grant.
Early 1800s: Many colleges do not charge tuition (or have very low rates)......but only the wealthy can afford the living expenses incurred during study - probably because of socialism and stuff..
1920: College admissions soar, doubling between 1920 and 1930.
In the carefree days of the Roaring 20’s, colleges saw a
huge surge of admissions from both male and female students. By the end of the decade, 20% of college-age Americans would be enrolled. Tuition was still fairly low, and students could attend Wharton Business School for just $250 a year.
1960: The
Master Plan for Higher Education in California maintains that tuition at University of California and state colleges should be free, but that fees are necessary to help cover non-instructional costs. “The two governing boards reaffirm the long established principle that state colleges and the University of California shall be free to all residents of the state.”
1966: Ronald Reagan assumed office of Governor of California and changed the course of the state’s higher education system. In his eight years, he cut state funding for college and universities and laid the foundation for a tuition-based system
<-- which defeated communism
1975: College costs begin to increase at a rate much faster than inflation <-- because of freedom
Prior to the 1970s, college tuition rates only increased only about 2-3% a year, which was fairly on par with the rest of the economy. Since the mid-seventies, however, college prices have soared, going up 5-6% above
inflation. In 2003, for example, average college costs went up a whopping 14% in just one year.
<<--- To own the libs
I for one am relieved that college is becoming more and more expensive, that way we can insure that only the "right people" get good college educations; wouldn't want those others to start thinking they can do what we do...
A Timeline of College Tuition - BestCollegesOnline.com
