Free Higher Education for All U.S. Citizens: Paid for Without Raising Your Taxes

The Smart Investment America Can’t Afford to Miss

Introduction:

College shouldn’t be a lifetime debt sentence. Yet millions of Americans are paying off student loans decades after graduation. Meanwhile, we spend billions on programs and loopholes that don’t directly improve our own citizens’ lives.

The truth? We can fully fund tuition-free public college, universities, and trade schools for all U.S. citizens up to a bachelor’s degree, without raising taxes by a single penny.

The Problem

• The average cost of public college tuition in the U.S. is over $10,000 per year, and that’s just tuition, not housing or books.

  
  

• Total student loan debt in America is more than $1.7 trillion.

  
  

• High costs lock millions of young Americans and working adults looking to retrain out of opportunities.

  
  

The Solution

Guarantee Tuition-Free Public College for U.S. Citizens up to a bachelor’s degree, including trade schools and certificate programs.

We can pay for it by reprioritizing existing spending, not adding new taxes.

The Numbers

According to the Department of Education and Congressional Budget Office data:

• Estimated cost of making tuition free: $63 billion per year.

  
  

• Savings from ending unnecessary overseas military base operations: $38 billion per year.

  
  

• Savings from closing offshore corporate tax loopholes: $26 billion per year.

  
  

That’s $64 billion in potential savings — more than enough to cover the plan.

True reform starts with shared facts. I’ve sourced my data from the Department of Education and the Congressional Budget Office so that we can all work from the same set of numbers. Feel free to verify the information in these reports.

Addressing the Common Concerns

Q: Won’t this hurt the military?

A: Not at all. We’re talking about closing or consolidating outdated overseas bases, not undermining readiness or security. Our forces would still be the strongest in the world.

Q: What about trade schools?

A: Absolutely included. America needs welders, electricians, and nurses just as much as engineers and scientists.

Q: Why only U.S. citizens?

A: Our first responsibility is to our own taxpayers. Once we guarantee opportunity at home, we can discuss expanding programs for others.

The Bottom Line

With common-sense budgeting and a focus on investing in our own people first, we can erase the tuition barrier for millions.

That means every American citizen could have access to higher education without taking on crushing debt, and without raising your taxes.

Next Steps for You as a Reader:

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