The real question that has to be asked and addressed here is why the cost of college has soared.
25 years ago, the tuition at the U. of Pittsburgh was $1024, the minimum wage was $2. An industrious undergrad could earn his tuition money during the summer- even if he had a low paying job if he worked 500 hours total.
Today the tuition is $13000, the same kid would have to be earning $26/hour to pay it off with a summer job.
More than that, if you factor in taxes and cost of living, e.g., transportation, food, etc.
Of course, if that kid were making $54,080 in the first place, before benefits, why bother going to college at all?
Subsidies and government loans.
Stop all federal loan programs for colleges and the prices will drop when people stop going.
Teacher unions is the Answer to your question.
And Dems get a cut of union dues.
There is no incentive to make education affordable.
Dems get $ when edu unions get more $.
This is crocodile tears, on TOTUS’s part.
He wants taxpayers to subsidize ALL of education, which means more money for teacher unions... and therefore Democrat Party campaigns.