Obama Promises Aid to Struggling College Students in Michigan
Showing his support for college students in Michigan, the
state with the nation’s highest unemployment rate, democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama listened to Wayne County
Community College students talk about their struggles of trying
to balance rising college costs and high fuel prices, according to
an article in The Washington Post (“Obama Promises Tuition Tax Credit,” June 17,
2008).
Obama met one-on-one with Marilyn Pace, a dental hygiene student,
who broke down in tears as she relayed how she was falling behind in
school payments after paying $4-a-gallon for gas to get to campus.
The senator encouraged Pace, telling her that she would “be cleaning
teeth in no time,” while promising students at the event that he
would help them pay for school with a $4,000 tax credit.
Students who devote 100 hours of community service would be rewarded
with a $4,000-credit to help pay for college tuition and fees. The
program will cost approximately $10 billion annually, according to
the Obama campaign.
“This isn’t an issue you hear Sen. John McCain talk about much,”
Obama told The Detroit News when speaking about financial
aid for college students (“Obama Comforts Student in
Taylor, Promises College Aid,” June 17, 2008). “It’s not just
that he doesn’t have a real plan to make college affordable. It’s
that he has voted time and time again to stop us from making college
affordable.”
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