Rand Paul: College tuition should be a tax writeoff

The Washington Post's Post Politics ^ | April 11, 2015 | Katie Zezima

[Insigne123]

It should remain a choice, not a deduction

[Conscience of a Conservative]

Like buying a house?

[BobL]

How many college kids pay taxes?

[Rodamala]

I wrote off my tuition... it was required training that my employer forced me to take to maintain my employment. Boss was a real prick. Self-Employment is a rough deal.

[manc]

I tend to agree but we are dealing with the Paulbots so anything is possible

[Vermont Lt]

That is the LAST thing we need. I would prefer to see an additional year of high school.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I’d prefer to see 60% of the people who now needlessly go to 4 year colleges head to trade schools, apprenticeships, the military and on-the-job training. Like in Korea, Germany, Japan and so on.

[dfwgator]

The world needs ditchdiggers, too.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Actually, I think ditchdiggers have been replaced here.

[entropy12]

College tuition ALREADY has tax advantages. I have saved thousands of dollars due to the 1099-T statement I have received for payment of my college kid’s tuition at Univ of Washington.

[Jane Long]

Pander Paul

[entropy12]

Actually we have a shortage of engineering graduates. China and India graduate more engineers than US. We will soon have a big shortage of medical doctors, because many older doctors do not want to deal with paper work required for Obamacare, Medicare & Medicaid.

So the problem is really not too many college graduates, rather it is too many graduating with liberal arts degrees.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I haven’t had an American-born physician since 1983 when I entered the V.A. system. Nurses, technicians and P.A.s? Sure. Doctors? Not a one. Not even specialists. Other than one podiatrist, now that I think of it.

[MaxMax]

I don't think Rand Paul has hit his peak yet. There's more insanity to come.

Here-ya-go-Rand,

[trebb]

I didn’t think libertarians were quite as into the “free stuff” mode as the hard core Left. He didn’t even call for a tax break on the money spent - he wants it to be a 100% write-off. Great shades of Kalifornia when they made college free to lure folks out there...