As we all know, one of the biggest problems Americans are facing is the budget crisis. As a result, many schools are not receiving funds because the government are running out of money to give. This is causing the education system to have a down fall. One of the main focuses these articles talks about is whether students can continue to receive higher education. This poses a problem because the demand of higher education has increased over the past couple of years. However, since the government has limited amount of money left, it enables children to go beyond high school. By cutting higher education, this will effect the economy greatly.
In today’s economy, the level of education has changed and demand for jobs has increased because jobs are limited. Therefore, the only way to stand out is to see the level of education one is in. If the students who rely on the government to provide college tuition are not doing so anymore , then they are at a disadvantage compared to other students when it comes to surviving. Also, problems such as poverty, crime rate and drop out rate will continue to rise. As a result, U.S will end up in a deeper “hole” than it is already in.
One of the problems that led up to the budget crisis was the fact that tax payers refused to contribute their money to education. In my opinion, these people are not setting their priorities correctly. They do not see the importance education has towards the future. Children are the people who will be in charge of what is going to happen in the next few decades. Therefore, if children are not receiving the education they need, it will only harm the country. If we take a look at other countries, we can see that the countries that were falling behind are now ahead of us. It’s only a matter of time that they will take over the power that we once gained. To find the person who can possibly solve our financial crisis will be someone who is intelligent and well rounded through the years of his or her living. However, how will that be possible if they are being denied for an education? As I said before, one will need a higher education in order to compete against others who are qualified. Do you think low paid jobs will become popular to those who might be over qualified for them but under qualified for business positions?
Aside from the internal problems that U.S are going to face, one must consider the threat that other countries are gonna have against us in the future. It might not hit everyone that the problems are getting more serious. However, it is to those countries who are advancing at a faster pace. U.S being one of the “powerful” countries might be taken advantage of such as foreign trade and other aspects in running the country. One of the obvious example is the trade between China and the U.S. Since everything is pretty much made in China, China has a large share of the U.S currency. Aside from that, other countries’ education such as china is much more ahead compared to U.S. These problems are slowly shifting America’s power. I understand that there are many more problems aside from the education aspect. However, I think if we start by improving the flaws the education system has, then we will be able to attack other areas as well in the future. Do you think that by putting more money in higher education, it will benefit the economy in some way in the future?
