College students in Quebec have been protesting for months now about a proposal to gradually increase tuition from $2,168 to $3,793 by 2017. That is, the province is reducing its very substantial university subsidies, and replacing that reduction with higher tuition. The students are not happy, to say the least. Groups of people wanting government… Continue reading The confused Quebec student protests
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Line-by-line rebuttal of Robert Applebaum’s student debt comments
Robert Applebaum, creator of forgivestudentloandebt.com, has positioned himself as an authority of sorts in the student loan debate. I came upon his editorial in The Hill today, and I was frankly surprised by just how misleading and incorrect much of his argument was. Applebaum first identifies what he believes is the culprit of higher tuition:… Continue reading Line-by-line rebuttal of Robert Applebaum’s student debt comments
On the politics of student debt
The New York Federal Reserve Bank released an impressive amount of research earlier this month on the present state of student debt. Total student debt levels are around $870 billion. Average student debt stands at $23,300, but the median debt — a more telling figure — stands at $12,800. At the same time, those with… Continue reading On the politics of student debt
Back of the envelope math on universal income-based repayment
I am a fan of the idea that college should be free at the point of delivery, and financed through a universal income-based repayment (IBR) scheme. This would work basically by levying an extra income tax on those who hold college degrees, and using the revenue from that tax to publicly fund colleges. I think… Continue reading Back of the envelope math on universal income-based repayment
The left and the “younger generation”
I find left discussions about the younger generation obnoxious for two main reasons. First, generations are diverse and lack unified or coherent interests. As such, you can’t ever really speak of a generation being harmed, only specific elements within a generation being harmed. The opposite is true as well: you can’t speak about a generation… Continue reading The left and the “younger generation”