Buttigieg recently introduced his college affordability plan and took a swipe at his 2020 competitors who want public college to be tuition-free.
In a recent campaign ad introducing his plan to make college more affordable, Buttigieg took a swipe at his 2020 competitors who want public college to be tuition-free for all. He claimed that those proposals would wastefully subsidize education for the children of millionaires and billionaires.
"This is a GOP talking point used to dismantle public systems, & it's sad to see a Dem candidate adopt it," the congresswoman wrote of the mayor's claim that free college would unfairly subsidize millionaires. Story continues"Pete's position is the same position that was advanced by the 2016 Democratic Party nominee so it's quite a stretch to call it Republican talking points," a spokesperson for the campaign told Insider.
Many progressives, including some who support Buttigieg's policy, took issue with that argument. They say it's unfair to claim that a proposal paid for by tax increases on the wealthy is a burden on the working class. Hockett, in an interview with Insider, called Buttigieg's argument"disturbing" and"opportunistic." Hockett said the mayor's claim about the regressive potential of free public college is a disingenuous political ploy.
She added that wealthy students will continue to go to private colleges in disproportionate numbers and likely won't rely too much on public colleges and taxpayer dollars. "Universal public systems are designed to benefit EVERYBODY! Everyone contributes & everyone enjoys," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted."We don't ban the rich from public schools, firefighters, or libraries [because] they are public goods.
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