The Right to... Be Educated?

The recent reports cutting funds for higher education sustains the never ending double standard for our nation: one can be successful in our country if one can afford it. These budget cuts are ultimately passed onto the lower and middle classes who want to pursue higher education, and it basically eschews those marginalized even further from considering if higher education is an option. If a country cannot provide access to self-improvement, then the gap between the haves and have-nots widens immensely and the gap shelters those at the top. It just fixes the social-Darwinism game that has no place in a democracy.

The timing of the education cuts could not come at a more ironic time. The recent attacks on “entitlement programs” are not only absurd but completely myopic. If someone can’t afford health care, does that mean that person is not deserving of it? Does education now fall under an entitlement program? If someone cannot afford an education, does that mean that person is not deserving of it? It all ties into the double standard. Let’s see how long it will take until Harrisburg becomes a gated community…