With the Democratic 2020 Primary heating up (already), serious proposals about more free stuff in America have come to the front of the national conversation. What would free college look like? What about free healthcare? What would the impact be? We take an ever-so-shallow look at all of these to help you navigate through a few of the proposals.
Sources:
Education
https://www.insider.com/cost-of-college-countries-around-the-world-2018-6
https://studentloanhero.com/featured/study-college-costs-around-world/
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/09/why-is-college-so-expensive-in-america/569884/
https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2018_eag-2018-en
https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/tuition-fees-room-and-board-over-time
https://berniesanders.com/issues/college-for-all/
https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76
Healthcare
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Survey (70% of Americans): https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-progressives
NATO etc
Universal child care!?
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