“Welcome to life,” Rep. Michele Ugenti blatantly states in response to the countless objections from students and other protestors over HB 2675. According to Ugenti, drowning in debt is a part of life — nothing to be too concerned about. Yet Ugenti fails to acknowledge that a large reason for the economic suffering of many people is a result of being unable to pay off their student debts. Driving college students into debt will not help their economic well-being. Rep. Chad Campbell states that an increase in the already rapidly rising tuition would turn students away from furthering their education.
It is not right to force students to pay money that they do not have just to satisfy the discontented taxpayers of Arizona.
According to USA Today the typical college graduate owes around $19,000 in student loan debt. Rep. John Kavanagh overlooked the fact that not only will students have to borrow $14,000 just to pay off HB 2675, but they will also have to pay for the other $19,000 they borrowed just for college tuition. The Center for Responsible Learning estimates that nearly 30 percent of the monthly income of people ages 18-24 is spent just on repaying their debts (“College Student Debt Statistics”). Although this drastic change may encourage some students to take their education more seriously, it will nonetheless discourage many others from enrolling at Arizona’s three state universities or from continuing their education at all. Our economic problems won’t be solved by charging more for college tuition.
Teesha Larsen
Gilbert
Leon Ceniceros posted at 10:13 am on Wed, Feb 29, 2012.
Wait a minute here. What other segment of the Population in Arizona has a "free ride" ???
In case the Democrats, the Liberals, the Progressives, the Socialists and Communist Wanna-Be's (imported from California) haven't noticed...our Flag is Red, White and Blue.......not all Red or Red with a Star or Red with a Hammer and Sickle.
We don't have "cradle to grave" Socialism in Arizona yet (although the Democrats in Arizona's Legislature sure try ever session....lol).
The Arizona Constitution requires that "the instruction furnished shall be nearly as free as possible". The operative word is "shall"...not "will" but ......"SHALL".
What is wrong with an Arizona student (or his family) having paying 1/5 of his yearly tuition (currently about $9,800.00). Not 1/4....not 1/3...not 1/2...not 2/3...not 3/4....but just 1/5 or $2000.00.
Why should this student expect hard working, taxl-paying "STRANGERS" pay for his/her education ??? Will the student repay these tax-payers in some way = the answer is....N.O.
A "FREE RIDE" for College or University is what the "ENTITLEMENT GENERATION" not only ....WANTS......but.....EXPECTS.
The Federal Government has put in place a number of ...TAX-FREE....Funds and Accounts to assist the student's family in paying for their College/University education.
529 Plan
US Saving Bonds
Uniform Gifts for Minors Accounts
Uniform Transfers for Minors Accounts
Students of lower-income familys also have been "GIVEN" (no pay-back necessary....a....GRANT).............called the ....PELL GRANT = $5000.00 per school year.
Does Arizona's hard worker tax-payers trying to put food on the table and a roof over their heads get a......$5000.00.....GIFT CHECK IN THE MAIL FOR 4 YEARS = $20,000.00........DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.
So all of these "PROTESTING STUDENTS" ....who feel so put-upon...so targeted...so ..."DROWNING IN DEBT"....by this Bill.......should realise that the ...DEMOCRAT SOCIALISM GRAVY TRAIN......has derailed...back to self-responcibilty.
VofReason posted at 12:28 pm on Wed, Feb 29, 2012.
Unfortunately this person comes from the generation that has been told that anything that is hard needs to be paid for or taken care of by the Government- Healthcare, higher Education, Mortgage loans above ability to pay etc. After all that is money that falls from the sky and anyone who wouldn’t use it to pay for these things is a racists and stingy 1 %’er. Well Teesha, let me be the first to tell you, that things that you want in life will actually cost money. This is also what makes the responsible person satisfied that they paid their own way and did it for themselves. You may not hear that from politicians these days, but it is the truth.
Accuracy posted at 6:30 pm on Wed, Feb 29, 2012.
Leon Ceniceros posted : "Why should this student expect hard working, taxl-paying "STRANGERS" pay for his/her education ???"
Accuracy posted at 6:42 pm on Wed, Feb 29, 2012.
Will the student repay these tax-payers in some way = the answer is....N.O.
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For sure…. The set up $100,000 discount grant program for children of “illegal aliens” that covers tuition and fees at most institutions, the way they do in Texas?
Emily Adams posted at 2:14 am on Mon, Jul 16, 2012.
Drowning in debt is a part of life...I can not say that it's true, everything depends on a person. I do not understand how is it possible to talk like this,it sounds like " Oh well,any case we all will drown in debts, so why wait,let's make it". Student loan debt is a big deal for most of American students, applying for a student loan they understand they will have to pay off the debt for years. But as we all know, there are always problems with getting a well-paid job, so some graduates probably will have to take out American loans to pay off their student loans. It's absolutely not right to force students to borrow money, I agree that charging more for college tuition will not importantly save our economic problems.