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#AskVP: College Affordability

On April 3, 2012, Vice President Biden answered questions about college affordability on Twitter. Check out the full conversation.

  1. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    Announcing #AskVP: What are your questions about college affordability? VP Biden will answer on twitter on 4/3: wh.gov/askvp
    Thu, Mar 29 2012 10:59:44
  2. WhiteHouse.gov
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    Mon, Apr 02 2012 13:51:28
  3. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    Great town hall w/ @VP Biden. Keep the convo going & #AskVP your college affordability Qs today at 3:45 ET go.usa.gov/Ez6
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 08:59:51
  4. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    College costs high. Debt burdensome. Help needed. That's why I'm here. Fire away. Use #AskVP -vp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:48:29
  5. BluePoliticsGrl
    Blue Politics Girl@BluePoliticsGrl
    @VP #AskVP: Why is tuition increasing so much? 498.31% inflation since 1985 (compared to overall inflation of 115.06%) Paying more for less.
    Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:39:23
  6. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    .@BluePoliticsGrl # of reasons, not least of which states significantly reducing commitment to state run higher institutions -vp #askvp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:50:08
  7. danadbag
    Dana Morgan@danadbag
    @usedgov @whitehouse #AskVP is there some kind of policy in the pipeline that will cap yearly tuition increases?
    Thu, Mar 29 2012 13:20:07
  8. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    @danadbag: No, but proposing significant incentives for colleges that keep costs down. -VP #askvp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:50:52
  9. jiggityj22
    Joel Fuller@jiggityj22
    When will we finally see results of college affordability? As a senior we have only seen increases #timeforchange #AskVP
    Thu, Mar 29 2012 14:06:44
  10. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    .@jiggityj22 Now, payback limitation 10%, additional Pell & tax relief - but states must do more, colleges must limit increases -vp #askvp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:51:25
  11. Tommy_Watson
    Tommy Watson@Tommy_Watson
    #AskVP Why isn't higher education accessible to every citizen? I've barley got my AAS & I'm already $12k in debt
    Mon, Apr 02 2012 09:06:00
  12. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    .@Tommy_Watson must be. $5,500/yr Pell grant; $2,500/yr tax credit; work study program $1,700/yr; Perkins $1800/yr. Still tough -vp #askvp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:52:04
  13. JTyler5767
    JT Tyler@JTyler5767
    @usedgov Private college rates keep going up, what's the plan to help #MiddleAmerican students get a private education #AskVP #Biden
    Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:05:47
  14. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    .@JTyler5767 Difficult - many private U provide substantial need based aid. Work study programs, expand Perkins loans. Need more -vp #askvp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:52:34
  15. AmandaEmilyB
    Amanda Bardonner@AmandaEmilyB
    Americans now owe more in student loans than credit card debt. How can you justify cuts to pell & increases in loan interest rates. #AskVP
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:49:04
  16. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    .@AmandaEmilyB can't & won't - pushing Congress to prevent interest on loans from 2x. Fighting to make tax credit perm. & more. -vp #askvp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:54:19
  17. dlnw52
    Debbie Nelson Woods@dlnw52
    Feelings on student loan debt? Not just for young people but for women back in the workforce due to divorce/widowing? #AskVP
    Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:08:46
  18. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    .@dlnw52 Big concern, why we're limiting payback 10% disposable income has impact on mothers returning to school. Meaningful -VP #askvp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:54:49
  19. InspiringMasses
    InspiringMasses@InspiringMasses
    How are you working within the budget to make college costs and education more affordable and accessible to all? #AskVP
    Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:45:50
  20. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    .@InspiringMasses: Eliminated $60B in bank fees. Added 3M Pell grants + 10k tax credit + 10% limitation on payback. More coming -vp #askvp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:55:16
  21. chelseagirl
    Chelsea@chelseagirl
    @VP My dad was just laid off. My sister and I are planning to attended college in the fall, but we can no longer afford to send me #AskVP
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:33:31
  22. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    .@chelseagirl may qualify #Pell, work study - community college? Contact financial aid office. Don't give up -- for dad -vp #askvp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:58:55
  23. shutupplzthx
    Andrew Gray@shutupplzthx
    @VP #AskVP how can student loan forgiveness programs change the way we handle student debt? Why are these programs so uncommon?
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 12:54:27
  24. VP
    Office of VP Biden@VP
    .@shutupplzthx want to make common, reduce monthly payments, creates flexibility, more options -vp #askvp
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 13:00:53
  25. keder
    Kevin@keder
    Have you ever thought about lowering education costs by decreasing the role of government intervention in the education business? #AskVP #p2
    Tue, Apr 03 2012 13:01:22

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