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Originally Posted by New Era
Education remains inaccessible for the poor, and all the stats and demographics support this claim.
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You're assuming that more poor and working class people would pursue a college education if they could afford it. That's an unfounded assumption. It may seem strange from the vantage point of the educated middle-class, but not everyone wants a post-secondary education.
45 per cent of 18- to 29-year-olds in the U.S. strongly feel college is not necessary to get ahead.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/...y-to-get-ahead
The college-or-bust mentality is itself a North American middle-class value. Egalitarian countries like Germany recognize not everyone should (or is even capable of) attend university. They recognize people can make valuable contributions, and earn a good salary, in non-academic fields. Steering non-academic students towards trades and blue-collar work in high school will serve the poor and working class better than making college cheaper.