bobbyw24
11-02-2011, 11:17 AM
COMMENTARY | Texas Rep. Ron Paul wants to end federally assisted student loans and close the U.S. Department of Education. These are parts of his plan to lower the cost of education and cut federal spending at the same time.
Paul told CNN that ending federally subsidized student loans would ultimately lower the cost of education and still allow anyone wanting to attend college to do so. And, like many candidates before him, he has long advocated shutting down the Education Department in favor of empowering states and local school boards.
On this issue, Paul makes sense. He told CNN it is unfair for some taxpayers to pay for others to attend school. He's right. While Paul hasn't revealed the specifics of his phase-out plan, he has stated it would be a gradual change from our existing system while still allowing "Anybody who's ambitious enough … to go to college."
http://news.yahoo.com/ron-pauls-education-cuts-fiscal-sense-201200427.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
Paul told CNN that ending federally subsidized student loans would ultimately lower the cost of education and still allow anyone wanting to attend college to do so. And, like many candidates before him, he has long advocated shutting down the Education Department in favor of empowering states and local school boards.
On this issue, Paul makes sense. He told CNN it is unfair for some taxpayers to pay for others to attend school. He's right. While Paul hasn't revealed the specifics of his phase-out plan, he has stated it would be a gradual change from our existing system while still allowing "Anybody who's ambitious enough … to go to college."
http://news.yahoo.com/ron-pauls-education-cuts-fiscal-sense-201200427.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed