Issue Task 2

[abhinabera]

Governments should offer a free university education to any student who has been admitted to a university but who cannot afford the tuition.

Write a response in which you discuss your views on the policy and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider the possible consequences of implementing the policy and explain how these consequences shape your position.

Even though I believe in equality for all and giving opportunity to the under privileged,  I believe that the government should not offer free university education to a student totally free of cost.

The reason for my stand on the statement is because even though the under privileged student is smart and a brilliant student, there might be a student who can afford the tuition but is more brilliant and hardworking than the poor guy. Therefore, it would be unfair on the well to do students part if the poor student alone gets a free university education not having to worry about his fees at all. Also there might be some students who can afford the tuition but the amount they need to pay causes their family members to work overtime and also themselves to work part time. Therefore, this reason also creates an unfair situation.

To overcome this problem one solution that the Government can provide is by providing student education loans at a very low interest rate to poor students so that these students can accept the loan and complete their education. Also based on their performance in the university the interest rates can be brought down or reduced. This measure does not create any unfair situations for the middle class and the rich students.

Therefore, the Government should not provide an university education to a student totally free of cost no matter what and instead should help them by providing loans to them, part time jobs to them and may be if possible jobs to their family members so that they can quickly repay their loans back.