Billy Long Stops By Everest College to Promote Federal Student Loan Enslavement

Billy Long quit college after a semester or two. He wasn't a serious college student from what I have been told, and there are no records of Long releasing his Mizzou grades. This is Billy Long's college ethos.

So this week, Billy Long is on tour again. This is what Billy Long does. He tours things to look Congressional. Of course, these tours are nothing more than controlled environments where he is campaigning for his reelection next year on your dime. Today, Long was at Everest College in Springfield, MO.

Here's what Long the college drop out had to say about Everest College:

Congressman Billy Long stopped by the college this week for a tour, and stressed the importance of colleges like Everest and what they mean to the community.

“I think that they’ll have a good impact. I think that they come out of here ready to go to work. They’re training for specific jobs for specific people, and I think that it will really have a good impact on local employers,” Long said.

Wow, such wisdom! Did he have this soundbite rehearsed before going on the campus tour? Probably...

Here's the truth once again in his statement. Everest College like all colleges rely heavily on federal programs like the federal student loan program. This program turns college graduates into professional debtors while decreasing competition that improves education while lowering tuition rates. For some strange reason, time and again since he got to Congress, drop out Billy continues to push the college education system fueled by big government without rocking the boat to get the federal government out of higher education.

Here's proof from Everest College's tuition and fees page, which doesn't provide much insight on the cost, but does offer this little tidbit:

Everest University, Everest College and Everest Institute schools offer financial aid to those who qualify.

If you struggle with the question of how you will pay for your education, let our student finance planners help you explore all of your financing options. We have helped many students identify and apply for financial aid to help them finish their education. Financial aid can help you pay for any legitimate school-related costs, including tuition, books, supplies and basic living expenses.

One would think, Billy Long who ran on small business common sense, would want to see a return to free markets in education without the federal handouts and assistance to make education a better value for students. However, Long doesn't realize the crimes of big government as he is once again too afraid to speak up against a federal program that enslaves millions of college kids with more debt than any 24 year old fresh out of school should have.

End the federal student loan program and watch colleges scramble to make school affordable while improving education. It's called competition, and it's lacking with the federal intrusion on college campuses today.

Come on Billy, use that small business common sense for a change. The problem here is not the predator schools like Everest of the University of Phoenix. The problem is the federal government has made it possible for these schools to reap huge profits using your tax dollars through subsidized student loans and grants. Long's visit yesterday was obviously a stamp of approval on their mission.

Long calls for an end to federal agriculture subsidies but remains quiet on the student loan program despite his small business common sense.