Summary Of Should College Be Free? By Mikaela Mosley

In the editorial "Should College Be Free?" Mikaela Mosley argues that the cost of public education is too expensive for working families and that student loan debt in the United States has become a major problem. The article suggests that making college free could allow more students to attend college and contribute to a vibrant economy without the burden of student debt. As an individual who has always believed in the importance of education, I found myself in agreement with many of the points presented in the piece. However, as I delved deeper into the argument, I found myself playing the doubting game. In the article, Mosley claims that if college is free, more students would go to college and, "Those same students would be able to study

The author's argument is primarily focused on the financial burden of student debt on working families and does not consider the potential consequences of free college education for other groups. Mosley states that when students get accepted into college, they will have to, "Take 35,000, multiply it by four, and then make plans to take it out of your family’s bank account. The cost of public education is too expensive for working families." By asserting that education is "too expensive for working families," the author overlooks the fact that financial aid and scholarships are offered to lower the cost of attending college. Additionally, there are also other options for income-sharing agreements, where students pay back their loans based on their post-graduate earnings. The article only represents the viewpoint of "working families" and ignores the fact that free education will lead to a considerable increase in taxes for all citizens, not just those who have children attending college. Families without college-bound children would suffer as a result of efforts to make life easier for families with students attending