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Free college
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Pro 1: Tuition-free college would help decrease student debt.
Pro 2: Our society and economy have benefited from tuition-free college in the past.
Pro 3: Everyone deserves the opportunity to get a college education.
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Con 1: Tuition-free college is not free, and students would still have large debts.
Con 2: Taxpayers would spend billions to subsidize tuition, while other college costs would remain high.
Con 3: Tuition-free college attracts students who really shouldn’t be in college, wasting public money and decreasing college completion rates.
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