Freedom does not come free - Neither should Higher Education
One of the stories in the headlines today was that of public college tuition hikes and cutbacks in various degree programs. This has caused quite a stir by many who feel that you and I should pay for their higher education rather than to work to earn it. Comments such as 'I am owed', 'how dare they' and even a feeble attempt to blame the past administration of our country were posted in the comments section.
Is this really where we have went in our country? Are we really a society that feels that we are ENTITLED or OWED certain luxuries or benefits just because of our upbringing or where we are from? What ever happened to putting in a hard days work or what of those who work full time and attend college at night while raising a Family? What of them?
I personally do not see this as a national tragedy that funding to a public university would be cut when it pertains to our tax dollars. Call me cold hearted, but I believe that those who want to pursue higher education WILL do so. This may mean that they need to do as I did and join one of the various Armed services in return for the college fund (yes, that is why I initially joined). Granted not all are physically able to do this - those should be the focus of any monetary assistance, but like any government program, it would be prone to fraud and should be monitored closely.
What is that you say? Not all want to join the service? That is your right - indeed it is. If you do not want to serve our country in some capacity (Active duty or National Guard/Reserves) I am sure that you could find employment and work your way through college should your Family not have the resources. Possibly, instead of protesting you could use this time to help our government come up with creative ways that you could serve in a non-defense public service such as a public works program, youth program, etc. There are so many jobs out there that the government to put our youth to work doing in return for monetary assistance to attend college - and it would probably make this country that much better.
In the end, you would have the satisfaction of knowing you earned your degree by your hard work in service of our country as well as your efforts in the class room.
Now, if we were speaking of K-12 public schooling funds being cut - that would be a reason for action.
As always - just my thoughts. That is one of the privileges of being a citizen of the United States - your right to speak your mind. God Bless America!
Regards
Tim and Pam Cash
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