Every Broke College Student Needs to Hear This News ...

By Holly • Nov 13, 2015

If you're a college student in America, you're probably used to being broke. It's not because you're lazy. It's because it costs a ridiculous amount of money to attend a university.
That's why there was recently a campus democracy rally in Ohio. According to Reuters, "The demonstrations, dubbed the Million Student March, were planned just two days after thousands of fast-food workers took to the streets in a nationwide day of action pushing for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and union rights for the industry."
"Organizers are demanding tuition-free public colleges, cancellation of all student debt and a $15-an-hour minimum wage for campus workers."

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Kiana
2015-11-14T04:49:23.081Z
I live in Australia, and we allow you to go to uni (college) and not pay tuition fees until you are earning $50k per annum, so you can pay it off yourself once you're better prepared, instead of paying upfront like in America.
Emily
2015-11-14T16:41:32.006Z
@st_cruz I understand that they would raise taxes but even taxing the upper class won't be enough to pay for every student's college.
st_cruz
2015-11-14T09:27:44.885Z
@Emily Weishaupt If you know anything about politics and economy, you know they plan to tax people who make billions (who are taxed almost nothing) and will not only allow more people to go to college, but greatly stimulate the economy.
Emily
2015-11-13T22:08:47.001Z
So America is socialist now?
Mj1994
2015-11-14T16:31:36.305Z
Bernie Sanders for president of you agree! He has a tax plan that will pay for it:)
st_cruz
2015-11-14T22:55:49.359Z
@k-dizzle Same in my state. I don't think you understand how expensive college is. For my career I need to go to a university. Community colleges only offer associate degrees which are worth little to nothing. Instate? Pfft. Still costs around 20,000 to 60,000. Even with fafsa and scholarships, you still need to pay thousands upfront. If college becomes more affordable, it's not out of your taxes, it's on the taxes of the top 1%. Don't come around with you self righteous bullshit if all you're going to say is that people just shouldn't go to college in pursuit of their careers and dreams if they don't have the money. Because not many have the money, even with tons of financial aid and scholarships. Very very very very few get full rides to colleges off of some scholarship, those aren't just handed out. You compete for them with thousands of others.
sonya
2015-11-14T04:44:27.852Z
I agree to a certain extent; however some companies will pay for a student to go for free or just give them a scholarship or grant In return they will be employed by the company I wish more companies did this because college is expensive
Emily
2015-11-14T06:50:27.315Z
If students don't pay for their own tuition then who does? The government? That'll sure fix the $18 trillion debt!👍
Kiana
2015-11-14T04:50:14.921Z
That's sort of along the lines of what happens here
Sumer
2015-11-14T02:27:34.775Z
America has always been capitalist with socialist tendencies just think about all the government funded groups I don't think it would hurt to cut back in certain areas to help college kids