And until the 1960s, state colleges and universities were tuition free…
More Perfect Union
 @MorePerfectUS
1 Mar 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently deciding whether to kill Biden's student debt cancellation plan. When the justices were in college, the average student loan debt was under $1070. Now it's $31,000 — up 2,807%.

Mar 1, 2023 · 7:16 PM UTC

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Yep, those folks that were able to pay loans didn't go to college in the last 40 years.
Replying to @marwilliamson
I wonder if they limited who can attend. If so, what were the criteria? I also wonder what programs were offered. Let’s be real, you probably had to have a 3.0+ and a solid SAT type test score, and you probably couldn’t take under water basket weaving.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Really?!! You may want to fact check that.
Replying to @marwilliamson
So true...yes it was
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But it wasn't "free". People were charged fees for services... The problem is gov't guaranteed loans... it's like free money to the colleges That's the reason tuition is exploding....
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Gee I wondered what happened in the 1960s that changed that trend…what happened in the 1960s that didn’t exist in the 1940s and 1950s…
Replying to @marwilliamson
Let's talk about why Black Americans were not able to attend college first, then we can get to the other parts of systemic, institutionalized oppression. How about that?
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So what! It's not something we signed up for. It's not money we borrowed. It's not something we benefitted from. We're not paying it.
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How about make the colleges that received this money payback half. As long as they have guaranteed money on the backs of students it’ll get more expensive.
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W T F Soooooooo??????
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