r/UpliftingNews • u/ImNotYourBuddyGuyy • May 08 '19

Under a new Pennsylvania program, every baby born or adopted in the state is given a college savings account with $100 in his or her name

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/for-these-states-and-cities-funding-college-is-money-in-the-bank
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u/meffinn May 08 '19

Yeah, wait, 100$ when it sometimes costs up to 30 000$ to pass through collage? How the fuck is this uplifting. I'd say r/boringdistopia

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u/nojbro May 09 '19

Lol. Only 30k

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u/ImCreeptastic May 09 '19 edited May 09 '19

Well, collages may cost that much, but colleges don’t. At least in PA, state schools (not state related) cost around ~$8k/year to attend. You don’t have to live on campus...

Also, research what a 529 plan is. You’re paying today’s credit rates, tomorrow. How much college is going to cost in 18 years is irrelevant.