The
      Importance
      of
      Lowering
      Tuition
      Fees
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tuition
      fees
      are
      destroying
      the
     
     
      ability
      for
      the
      educational
      advancement
      of
     
     
      mass
      society,
      and
      it
      is
      precisely
      this
      mass
     
     
      of
      educational
      advancement
      that
      must
      be
     
     
      achieved.
      This
      advancement
      is
      crucial
      for
     
     
      the
      creation
      of
      a
      society
      which
      is
      aware
      of
     
     
      its
      inherent
      problems
      and
      is
      also
      better
     
     
      able
      to
      deal
      with
      them.
      As
      the
      govern-
     
     
      ment's
      ignorance
      towards
      this
      phenomena
     
     
      continues
      to
      exist,
      so
      too
      does
      the
      problem
     
     
      of
      an
      under-educated
      mass
      majority,
      which
     
     
      consequently
      results
      in
      social
      dependence
     
     
      upon
      such
      an
      ignorant
      and
      centralized
     
     
      hierarchy.
     
    

    
     
      Furthermore,
      in
      creating
      such
     
     
      a
      thoroughly
      educated
      populace,
      not
     
     
      only
      does
      the
      capacity
      for
      social
     
     
      advancement
      improve,
      but
      the
      ability
     
     
      to
      further
      future
      economic
      business
     
     
      also
      improves
      -
      the
      very
      issue
      our
     
     
      government
      finds
      as
      an
      excuse
      not
     
     
      to
      fund
      the
      coming
      new
      generation
     
     
      of
      leaders;
      with
      the
      higher
      number
     
     
      of
      individuals
      possessing
      a
      higher
     
     
      education,
      sustained
      economic
     
     
      growth
      is
      produced
      due
      to
      the
      conse-
     
     
      quent
      creation
      of
      more
      jobs.
      In
      the
      long
     
     
      run,
      however
      you
      look
      at
      it
      -
      be
      it
      socially,
     
     
      economically,
      or
      otherwise
      -
      education
      is
     
     
      going
      to
      act
      as
      a
      progressive
      lubricant
      in
     
     
      social
      and
      cultural
      matters,
      and
      most
     
     
      importantly,
      in
      independent
      thought,
      which
     
     
      is
      an
      important
      aspect
      of
      democracy.
     
    

    
     
      What
      happens
      when
      lubricant
     
     
      runs
      out?
      Grind!
      Halt!
      Seize!
      The
      govern-
     
     
      ment
      makes
      all
      the
      decisions
      while
      the
     
     
      populace
      is
      without
      the
      proper
      analytical
     
     
      skills
      necessary
      to
      effectively
      criticize.
     
     
      Does
      our
      government
      rely
      on
      some
      sort
      of
     
     
      Platonic
      idea
      about
      the
      nature
      of
      education
     
     
      and
      ignorance?
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Another
      important
      effect
      of
      the
     
     
      lowering
      of
      tuition
      fees
      is
      that
      of
      poverty.
     
     
      When
      the
      lower
      classes
      of
      society
      are
     
     
      barred
      from
      the
      education
      -
      which,
      suppos-
     
     
      edly,
      everyone
      is
      equally
      entitled
      to
      -
      the
     
     
      result
      is
      the
      upholding
      of
      the
      status
      quo.
     
     
      This
      means
      that
      those
      living
      in
      poverty
     
     
      remain
      in
      poverty,
      while
      those
      in
      power
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
           
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      get
      to
      hold
      on
     
     
      to
      that
      power.
     
     
      Not
      only
      does
     
     
      this
      occur,
      but
     
     
      as
      the
      rates
      of
     
     
      tuition
      fees
      con-
     
     
      tinue
      their
     
    

    
     
      deadly
      rise,
     
     
      the
      gap
     
    
   
   
    
     
      between
      the
      rich
      and
      the
      poor,
      the
      power-
     
     
      less
      and
      the
      powerful,
      continues
      to
      grow.
     
    

    
     
      As
      we
      look
      at
      this
      phenomena,
      a
     
     
      very
      interesting
      question
      arises,
      though
      not
     
     
      a
      new
      one;
      is
      the
      government,
      in
      reality,
     
     
      ignorant
      to
      all
      of
      this,
      or
      are
      those
      in
     
     
      power
      simply
      trying
      to
      climb
      higher
      (or
      at
     
     
      least
      hold
      on
      to
      their
      coveted
      positions)?
     
     
      Perhaps
      we
      can
      look
      at
      the
      situation(s)
     
     
      abroad
      as
      an
      example
      of
      the
      way
      that
      the
     
     
      more
      powerful
      and
      self-interested
      govern-
     
     
      ments
      hold
      on
      to
      the
      status
      quo
      of
      their
     
     
      own
      economies
      and
      countries
      -
      or
      is
      this
     
     
      all
      just
      a
      big
      myth?
      Think
      about
      it:
      what
     
     
      happens
      when
      these
      two
      last
      phenomena
     
     
      occur
      simultaneously?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      An
      interesting
      and
      perhaps
     
     
      enlightening
      little
      piece
      of
      information
     
     
      lies
      within
      votes
      and
      the
      political
      sys-
     
     
      tem
      itself.
      As
      the
      majority
      of
      the
      pop-
     
     
      ulation
      is
      not
      at
      one
      time
      enrolled
      in
     
     
      secondary
      education,
      there
      are
      no
     
     
      immediate
      benefits
      to
      be
     
     
      gained
      by
      the
      majority
      of
     
     
      the
      populace
      as
      a
     
     
      result
      of
      spending
     
     
      on
      higher
      edu-
     
     
      cation,
      and
     
     
      it
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      important
      to
      recognize
      the
      specific
      use
      of
     
     
      the
      word
      ‘immediate’
      in
      this
      last
      statement.
     
     
      The
      primary
      reason
      secondary
     
     
      education
      shows
      no
      immediate
      benefit
      to
     
     
      society
      as
      a
      whole
      is
      due
      to
      the
      amount
      of
     
     
      time
      it
      takes
      for
      such
      an
      education
      to
      be
     
     
      completed
      and
      applied.
      This
      is
      no
      short
     
     
      period
      of
      time,
      but
      rather,
      a
      period
      of
      time
     
     
      in
      which
      the
      benefits
      become
      more
      notice-
     
     
      able
      over
      the
      years.
      This
      occurrence
      would
     
     
      create
      a
      strengthening
      of
      the
      capabilities
      of
     
     
      each
      individual
      within
      our
      society,
      rather
     
     
      than
      a
      select
      few
      who
      end
      as
      the
      elite
      gov-
     
     
      ernors
      for
      those
      who
      haven't
      had
      the
      same
     
     
      opportunities.
      As
      we
      have
      seen
      above,
      the
     
     
      concept
      of
      democracy
      is
      thus
      effected.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      our
      politicians
      are
      in
      need
      of
     
     
      votes
      in
      order
      to
      further
      their
      career,
      edu-
     
     
      cation
      is
      not
      an
      area
      deemed
      worthy
      of
     
     
      spending,
      and
      this
      is
      a
      phenomena
      that
      has
     
     
      been
      repeated
      over
      and
      over
      again
     
     
      throughout
      the
      years.
      As
      spending
      on
      edu-
     
     
      cation
      takes
      a
      prolonged
      amount
      of
      time
      to
     
     
      produce
      a
      noticeable
      amount
      of
      social
     
     
      beneficence,
      and
      as
      the
      majority
      of
      the
     
     
      populace
      is
      not
      involved
      in
      secondary
      edu-
     
     
      cation,
      such
      spending
      by
      government
      looks
     
     
      like
      a
      waste
      of
      money
      to
      the
      public;
      now
     
     
      this
      money
      cannot
      be
      spent
      on
      something
     
     
      from
      which
      the
      public
      might
      immediately
     
     
      benefit
      and
      therefore
      take
      note.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      Socrates
      was
      accused
      of
     
     
      a
      the
      yeu
      around
      him,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ent
      to
      as
      death
      by
      those
      in
     
     
      |
      power
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      To
      show
      just
      one
      example
      of
      such
     
     
      immediately
      beneficial-
      and
      much
      more
     
     
      noticeable-
      spending
      might
      be
      found
      in
     
     
      looking
      at
      the
      reparation
      of
      Island
      road-
     
     
      ways.
      In
      the
      end,
      if
      the
      public
      notices
      no
     
     
      immediate
      benefits,
      the
      politician
      or
      party
     
     
      involved
      may
      lose
      votes,
      and
      this
      is
      exact-
     
     
      ly
      what
      the
      politicians
      involved
      do
      not
     
     
      want.
      It
      may
      be
      helpful
      to
      add
      that
      by
      the
     
     
      time
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      community
      notices
     
     
      the
      important
      benefits
      from
      this
      spending
     
     
      on
      education,
      the
      politicians
      involved
     
     
      will
      most
      likely
      be
      replaced
      by
      others,
     
     
      which
      results
      in
      not
      benefiting
      that
      politi-
     
     
      cian's
      career
      who
      had
      spent
      the
      money
      in
     
     
      the
      first
      place.
      In
      short,
      much
      of
      the
      prob-
     
    
   
   
    
     
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