To come to fruition, the president’s proposal would need Congressional approval, which leaders in both the House and Senate have made clear will not take place in the current Congress. If we need congressional approval, why won't it take place in the current Congress?

supplemental funding sources will be needed to support such an endeavor An understanding of where community colleges stand in our society would indeed help, but where is the money going to come from to fund these colleges?

It is hard balancing work and school, you need enough hours for school but in order to go to school you have to work so many hours to earn money to pay for school. It is an unnerving cycle.

• The more than one trillion dollar student loan debt is frightening and many are questioning the value of higher education as a result* College debt is one of the reasons people don't want to go to school, it is hard enough in today's economy but if you don't have a college degree what job can fully support all finances, needs, and wants without issues.

• It reintroduces the concept of public good to higher education discourse* Education should be provided by the government as a public good. No one should fight for education and whether someone uses it for their benefit or not, it shouldn't be hard to acquire.

almost all of which qualify as four-year degree institutions—to be included If four-year degrees were paid for, wouldn't some abuse the system?

Eliminating tuition would probably do very little to untangle the sailor’s knot of inequalities Going back to racial inequality of today's issues, trying to get into a good college can be based on more than just academic status and that is at fault.

College is the domain of the relatively privileged, and will likely stay that way for the foreseeable future, even if tuition is eliminated. This quote sums up what college really is, and why in our society it is a high standard.

class of disproportionately well-off people without securing any reciprocal benefit to poor and working-class people who so often do not attend college, I understand how if the plan does proceed through then the students that would be receiving the help would be the most of the students who are able to attend college because they can afford it.

Richer students currently receive much fewer tuition and living grant benefits This might be arguable because rich kids can get as much benefits as those who are not as rich as they are. However, it is understandable that students who may not have much money apply for grants.

the richer your parents are, the greater the likelihood that you are in college at age nineteen Cannot argue with that. College costs way too much even for a middle class family, let alone those who are in poverty.

One could write at great length about these different conceptions of "free” and the policy proposals that have formed around them Everyone has their own opinions of the issue, and we can't please everyone. The difficulty of making college students happy and tax payers happy does not balance.

For others, it means subsidizing tuition to zero and providing living grants high enough to completely cover room and board I don't quite understand what they are trying to argue here.

The only consequences on providing these courses is the cost that goes along with them. It is funny how they are trying to provide free education but almost all the issues have to do with money.

These strategies would definitely benefit students, but would there be enough of these classes around the country?

Some people are so set on not going to college that if this opportunity happens it would be difficult for them to develop the right education and mindset to help them throughout their college experience. Therefore, making them not want to take advantage of the free tuition.

I never thought about this aspect of the argument. Are high schools doing enough to prepare students for college since many would start attending if the the possibility of "free" community college happened?

There is no such thing as "free", there is always an opportunity cost and that is having to raise taxes.

Would a bachelor's degree not be as worthy anymore if everyone was able to earn it?

This is what we need for society. Students who aren't expected to go to college or can't afford it should have the same opportunities.

Not anymore. Only a hand full who are lucky enough to have a high school diploma and be successful.

This statistics brings up the issue of the staggering amount of students who have the potential to go to college but cannot afford it. Only 9 percent of low income students obtain a bachelors degree, that number should be much higher.

Personally going through these financial issues for college is intimidating, and it is understandable if people don't want to go.

This seems risky.Trying to determine if someone deserves free college education better than another is purely subjective, and could create bigger problems.

This seems a little excessive, but that's why some people don't want to go to college.

If more people were provided free education than why not take it? There are less people with high-incomes than there are those with low-income. Those students should have the same opportunities, and money should not be another concern they'd have to worry about. It's sad to see people who can't continue their education just because they don't have enough money.

I never thought about this viewpoint. If college was free, then those who are upper class would be provided with free education even though they could easily pay the hefty price.

Just from the observation of a child waiting for a marshmallow, someone can tell that they are more intelligent than those who are not as patient.

Is the secret to success, patience? The article seems more of text from a psychology book.

This quote is great in explaining how thinking through choices and decisions is better than trying to take over and control.

So for those who wait longer have better success in the long run. Impatient people are understandably not as successful because they do not wait long enough to receive what they want.

This experiment sounds a lot like operant conditioning in psychology.

So was the study more about filling out a survey or actually observing the kids' behaviors?

If they act that way when they are children, it is understandable why they would be antisocial or aggressive as adults.

There is always an opportunity cost when it comes to striving towards something you want or your parents want.

Three traits successful groups share: Superiority complex, Insecurity, and Impulse control.

Nationally, other countries outsmart America, which is weird because we are a rich country, we have enough resources for better education. Why are we not strikingly better than other countries?