Many parents can remember a time when they could easily work their way through university with a decent summer job. Student loans were available to make up for any shortfall, and they came with generous grants. Paying those student loans off when they finished school was easier then, simply because the amounts were not nearly as large as they are today. Too many of today’s parents with young children have been lulled into a …showed first 75 words of 1891 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1891 total…for low skilled labour employment as that work will be divided amongst the poorer countries where labour is far less expensive. Moreover, an affordable, accessible and high quality education system generates a more equal and open society. Thus, the need for government action, on both levels, is necessary and the time to act is now; the consequences of their continued under-funding to post-secondary education will have disastrous effects on our economy and its future stability.