Should US government provide free college education?

They do if you get high enough grades. Other than that they don't, and they shouldn't. Other countries can provide free college education because (1) not everyone can go to college and (2) their taxes are much higher. In the US, everyone has a chance to go to college if they're willing to pay for it - but I don't want my tax dollars funding every single kid who wants to take a shot at college, even if they failed high school. If college is free, it needs to be restricted to the few that can actually do well there.

So, to rephrase your question, should the Federal government raise taxes to subsidize colleges and Universities to make learning above the high school level accessible to everyone? As it stands, college is actually accessible to everyone except that some Universities can be more selective by charging higher rates and having different standards. I'm not sure that the higher tax burden would necessarily produce a smarter country. I would be against it. It would only translate to higher taxes. If you want a college education, the added effort you put into it in terms of funds and effort speaks well of you. That in itself is part of the education. If the cost factor is removed, then it removes the opportunity for many folks to distinguish themselves.

i think that this question is a double edged sword.

because if you think about it, the government gets pretty much all of it's money from taxpayers.

in order to provide all students with free college education, taxes would go up. alot.

it would be nice. but because i didn't make honor roll in school, that won't happen. with free college education there are a lot of us who could better are lives. but we don't need just free college education, we also need to work on how a person is able to recieve a job. job interviews don't work for everyone. shy people have a problem getting a job.

no because they already provide free education to high school

taxes will be dramactically increasing and people will waste money on students/kids who probably arent hard working

people who cant affrod college still go based on their hard work (scoarships)

you cant get a free ride on everyting; theres always a price to pay

Wouldn't everything be better if it were free?

It definently would be nice, but I don't know how it would ever work. Maybe they should all just be cheaper. Nobody would attend a community college. They would all attend a very prestigious one.

I think students should have the option of filing their fafsa without their parents income if their parents aren't contributing to their education. I would be happy with just that.