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Many say they want college to be free, which to me would be terrible. It would either have to make the schools state run to keep prices down or it would make the current problem of high costs right now worse.

Supply and demand issues when suddenly everyone can attend.

The idea I heard a few years back though, could be that there is a federal income tax (USA idea) similar to the FICA for social security. Those that want free education agree to pay this tax the rest of their lives. Those that do not, never have to. It is a opt in tax, those that opt in get to attend college free.

We have the technology and means to track what people currently owe by various deductions and others, seems like this could be a win win situation. If you support it, you can support it with your tax dollars the rest of your life. If you do not support it, you never have to but you can never use it.

In order to work, the tax rate would need to be adjusted as needed to ensure the college education fund always has money and it can never go in the red or use general funds.

In theory this method could be used for any type of social program, those that support it can pay for it, those that don't support it, do not have the extra tax but cannot use it.

If a program is popular enough wouldn't most people sign up for it?

Nothing if ever free someone has to pay for it.

Why not those who want it and used it?

Would you support free college education if it meant an extra tax on you for the rest of your life to pay for others after you got your degree and started working?