What causes the high cost of college?
In a new segment called “Reconsider This”, I’m revisiting the Flint, Michigan water crisis. There have been some good developments regarding accountability over this. While journalists are obsessing over the sole Republican in the chain of command (the governor), others are getting charged or at least looked at, including the Obama administration EPA.
Why is college tuition so high? The colleges would say that funding for grants and loans have been “cut” (even though government spending on education grants have skyrocketed). No, they real reason has more to do with colleges gaming the government-money system.
Mentioned links:
Criminal charges today in Flint water crisis
‘There will be more to come,’ attorney general vows after criminal charges filed in Flint water crisis
Lawyers file $220 million damage claim against EPA in Flint water crisis
The Real Reason College Tuition Costs So Much
Evan Sayet

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Show transcript
I want to take another look at the Flint water crisis, in a feature I’m going to call “Reconsider This”. I’ve done this sort of thing before, but now I have a fancy name for it. It’s where I revisit a topic to either reinforce what I said before, or to add some new information. This time, I’ve got a little of both, so let’s reconsider this.
The Michigan attorney general, Bill Schuette, filed criminal charges on April 20th against 3 state and local workers who were involved in the crisis. They are accused of falsifying data about lead in the water after the switch, and approving a water treatment plant that they knew wou...