tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post8648618179969257291..comments2024-03-28T22:28:33.411-04:00Comments on Doug Ross @ Journal: THE $400 COLLEGE TEXTBOOK IS HERE: Thanks, Government Intervention into Student Loans and Higher Education!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-24094052579289304312015-07-27T07:10:16.774-04:002015-07-27T07:10:16.774-04:00The fault is,quite clearly, government interventio...The fault is,quite clearly, government intervention. Once government gets out of the business of sustaining these higher costs for higher education, colleges will be forced to become more cost conscious and will be required to respond to general market forces which will drive down college costs. Of course this will never happen as long as the left can see a tremendous voting block in the owners of these student loans and a much smaller--but still consistent--voter block in college teachers who expect their salaries to match those in the business sector thanks to their progressive friends in government. Ever wonder why you don't see "free college" here in the U.S. as you do in Europe? Give this away free and you have a voter for four or eight years until that voter starts to pay taxes on a regular basis and realizes her or his hard earned money is going to pay for others to attend "free" college. This is not a bubble but rather a massive weight hanging around the necks of the American people which will only get bigger and heavier as more illegal immigrants demand a college education. The interesting times in how we approach this are just beginning! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com