Free college may be quite expensive and only help the upper class Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has made the goal of eliminating tuition at public universities a priority, however his proposal may be completely ineffective and perhaps even counterproductive. Calculations show that, if the distribution of students attaining Bachelor’s degrees remains the same, the vast majority of cost savings will go to families with above-average income. Further, innovations like open online courses that may provide affordable college education for all will be stifled and costs may become more inflated due to the subsidy.
