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turbinetree

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Wed Apr 21, 2021, 11:05 AM Apr 2021

Progressives' plan would tax Wall Street speculation to fund tuition-free college

By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
published April 21, 2021

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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced legislation Wednesday morning that would make public colleges and universities tuition-free for students from families earning less than $125,000 a year—a proposal President Joe Biden ran on during last year's general election.

The bill—titled the College for All Act of 2021 (pdf) and funded by a tax on financial transactions in the stock market—would also guarantee tuition-free community college for all and invest $10 billion annually in under-funded education institutions.

Additionally, part of the proposal would double the maximum Pell Grant award to nearly $13,000 and allow students to use the money for living costs and other non-tuition expenses.

https://www.rawstory.com/college-for-all-act/

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Progressives' plan would tax Wall Street speculation to fund tuition-free college (Original Post) turbinetree Apr 2021 OP
So how will the costs of college be controlled? MichMan Apr 2021 #1

MichMan

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1. So how will the costs of college be controlled?
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 08:21 PM
Apr 2021

Or will they be able to raise tuition double or triple what it is now with the government now responsible paying for it?

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