To the Editor:
The recent headline in the Rep-Am touting that the president was proposing “free” tuition for those attending community colleges certainly is an appealing concept. However, the word “free” is quite a misnomer when being “freely” used by liberal politicians. The headline begs the question, “free for whom?”
A more accurate wording should be “President proposes taxpayer-funded tuition.” And keep in mind that an estimated 43 percent of the population pays NO income tax (Forbes). President Obama (aka Santa Claus) continues to be the master at spending other people’s money and getting applauded for such. This is also a euphemism for “buying votes.”
Wake up, my fellow taxpayers. Remember the words of Mitt Romney in 2011 when he said that “… nothing is really free.” We are about to be saddled with another government bill estimated to cost $60 billion over the next 10 years. And if that is a government estimate, you can undoubtedly double it .
So, for the future, all we should “hope” for is a “change.”
Heidi Shea
Middlebury
Jan. 27, 2015
