A greater tax deduction for students is not a handout. On the contrary, it helps those who are willing to meet the challenges of higher education to invest in our collective future.
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Government subsidies to elite private universities take the form of tax deductions for people who make charitable contributions to them.
American tax dollars spent on education are meant to support students, not support aggressive, deceptive, and misleading marketing campaigns by certain for-profit education companies.
You can spend a lot of money on education, but if you don't spend it wisely, on improving the quality of instruction, you won't get higher student outcomes.
That just doesn't make sense, that government should be making money off students.
Poorer students take out larger loans and will have to contribute more to the cost of higher education.
Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained to them that if the state pays their tuition now, they will pay higher taxes to pay other people's tuition for the rest of their lives, most of them ended up agreeing with me.
For too many years, politicians in Washington have been eager to pledge more hard-earned taxpayer dollars to help deal with the student debt load. But this doesn't sit right with the many Americans who take pride in making fiscally responsible choices and paying off their loans on time.
A student who has excelled in the classroom should have the opportunity to attend college and become a productive, taxpaying member of society.
The truth is, no one pays more tax than they have to.
While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor.
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