College Students as Pawns

WedNEWSday - April 29th, 2009

What follows is a great article from Accuracy in Media’s Daniel Allen.  Allen illustrates that the use of taxpayer dollars to fund the college education of students who are not necessarily college material is morally reprehensible (and ought to be especially frustrating for the American taxpayer who never attended college).  Of course, I agree with Allen as he is correct yet Obama is determined to use said college students as pawns in the game of wealth confiscation and redistribution through the unfair income tax system. Here is a brief excerpt from the great writing.  (continues below)

For most people it is easy to understand that for society to operate, it is necessary to have a large force of blue-collar workers. But explaining this to a teenager from a family who cannot afford to send him to college is much harder. Making college a first priority is good in theory, but it has unintended consequences. As discussed earlier, nearly half of students do not go on to careers in which their college degrees are required anyway, meaning that their college education was a poor use of public funds.

An even greater cause for concern is that students are entering college sensationally underprepared. Statistics show that of students pursuing a 4-year degree, only around 50 percent complete their schooling within 6 years. On top of that, at least one-third of students entering colleges need remedial courses, which is a further drain on taxpayer dollars when these students are federally funded—especially when a large portion of these students never end up graduating.

There are not only practical, but moral concerns with offering financial aid for higher education. “There’s no moral justification for providing free money to somebody so that, first and foremost, they can increase their earning potential over time,” said McCluskey. He continued, explaining that it is morally reprehensible to take the tax money paid by someone who did not go to college, and offer it to someone who seeks to make more money for himself over time through higher education.

This from Accuracy in Media - April 15th, 2009

http://www.aim.org/briefing/college-students-as-pawns/

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