The national average for student debt in 2010 was twenty-six
thousand dollars. (Press, 2017) Free tuition in British Columbia would be good
and affective because it allows for more qualified but under privilege
individuals to get an education they deserve and to help better society.
Shai Reshef said in his TED Talk Vancouver, "Higher
education stopped being a right for all instead became a privilege for the
few," (Reshef, 2017) and with the inflammation rate bouncing up to 5
percent in 2012 (Ross, 2017) has made his statement increasingly true. With
free tuition, more students would be able to not only be able to afford an
education, but also not have to worry about other basic human rights that debt
can hinder. This allows students to have an ease mind about paying off their
other living essentials, keep up their health, allows for a better mental
state, and be able to increase their savings to better their lives in the
future.
By following some of Western European countries, British
Columbia could raise their provincial taxes and invest it into the future of
not only the province's but the future of our country, and our world. It would
eliminate the feeling of a trapped society, to paraphrase Noam Chomsky, when
people are trapped in debt they won't be able to afford to think of change.
(Ross,2018) British Columbia should have free tuition because a qualified
student should have access to an education if they pleased, no matter where
they stand in the hierarchy of our civilization.
Affordability should not determine whether we get our basic
human right or not.
The
national average of student debt is twenty-six thousand dollars too high to
allow progression
Press, A. S. (n.d.). As student debt climbs to an average past $25K,
schools invest in battling the mental-health issues it causes. Retrieved
February 20, 2017, from http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/as-student-debt-climbs-to-an-average-past-25k-schools-invest-in-battling-the-mental-health-issues-it-causes
Reshef, S. (n.d.). An ultra-low-cost college degree. Retrieved February
20, 2017, from https://www.ted.com/talks/shai_reshef_a_tuition_free_college_degree
