Is Free Tuition Really the Solution?

Is there really a thing as college being free? In most recent years, the talk about college debt has shed under a new light. Although the cost of tuition, room, board, activities, books and other associated expenses are becoming ridiculously expensive, making tuition free for all students is not the answer to making it easier for students to get a higher level degree.
There are many options to paying for school, that is, apart from loans. There are federal and state grants, academic and sports-related scholarships, university grants and scholarships, and work-study. Even some jobs will pay for an employee’s tuition so that she can become certified for a specific position. In reality, if it is indeed a great burden to attend a university costing fifty grand a year, here is my researched recommendation that has been approved by the psychology department of Harvard University- go to a cheaper school! There is no easy way out of becoming successful. If a person decides to go to a less expensive university and pursue internships, career-driven organizations, network and obtain her degree, why should it matter going to a school with cheaper tuition? Here is a better question to ask: would you want free tuition for everyone if it were coming out of your paycheck?
Americans are against raising taxes. We want to keep our paycheck that we worked hard for, and having a society with free tuition would directly increase how much we pay for taxes (or the T-word). In addition to the increasing unbearable T-word, health care costs could potentially increase. As President Barack Obama is finishing his last term in office, more and more people are falling out of this enamored stage with him. And President Obama is disliked especially when he discusses the T-word and health care. I don’t see how we can be satisfied with the idea of tuition being free for the next generation of career-seeking individuals without holding the President and the government accountable for increasing taxes. Less money in my bank for college students who may take their time to graduate? Not a great idea.
What difference would Yale be to a community college if they were both the same tuition? Given that a student must achieve high grades to be accepted to Yale, if college tuition were free, then students who are academically struggling in Yale would either drop out without any long-term or short-term debt, or could make the choice to stay in school much longer. When some Americans have learned about Germany’s choice to have college tuition-free universities, Americans were in awe. However, what they have failed to realize is that there is a higher rate of students staying in school way longer than they need to.
I do agree with the argument that something must be done about the increasing tuition and loans of college, but making college tuition free would demoralize the value of a higher education and would not balance out the economy. Besides, college is not for everyone. There is an array of other options to getting to the career in which we all feel is our calling. Forget about there even being a such thing of free tuition, because all of the associated costs with sustaining universities in support of this decision could directly affect even those who aren’t attending college, and eventually affecting you.
