Cheaper tuition, better jobs found out of state

Cheaper tuition, better jobs found out of state
EDITOR:
Recent reports in the local newspaper have reported the statistics about the percentage of Ohioians with bachelor's and advanced degrees. While there has been some improvement since the last census, the figures are still too low for the comfort of the editors of the newspapers.
It is possible that the percentage of Ohioians, obtaining those bachelor's and graduate degrees is higher than the statistics indicate. The low figures are probably a combination of these two factors. First, the students are moving to other states, becoming residents of those states and taking advantage of that state's superior support. It would pay families with children who are about to enter college to move to Massachusetts or New York, despite the higher taxes (43 percent higher in New York) and costs of living and become residents of those states. The state university tuition in those states is one-half or less of those in Ohio. The savings in tuition would offset the increased costs of living in those states.
The figures are appalling. Moving to Massachusetts and becoming a resident of that state and sending your child to the University of Massachusetts would mean a savings of $32,000 per child over four years. That means much lower student loans, if needed at all, and much less out of pocket. Moving to New York State, outside New York City, and attending one of the SUNY units would mean a savings of $16,000 per child over four years.
Moving to Michigan and attending the University of Michigan would mean that the equivalent of the tuition at an Ohio state school would give your child the prestige of a degree at that school. Sending the kids to Western Michigan University would be very advantageous as well.
The above is not opinion. It is the arithmetic of a situation that has been developing over the last 50 years.
Second, if they obtain their degree in Ohio, they are finding jobs in other states, and moving out. Ohio is becoming a great place to be from.
It is too bad that the state's governor and legislators are unable to see how serious that situation really is. They are seriously deceiving themselves and Ohio's citizens badly. The situation is so bad that it will destroy the Third Frontier initiative before it ever gets off the ground.
JEROME K. STEPHENS
Warren
Manufacturers, Congress at root of U.S. problems
EDITOR:
What is wrong with America?
Answer: the American people don't care about America.
There are more Japanese cars on our highways than American.
We don't manufacture anything any more. Our manufacturers don't want to pay a decent wage, so they have their product made overseas.
G.E., one of our biggest American companies, just laid off workers at local plants and are having its products made in Mexico and Hungary: 100 percent greed.
Families cannot buy homes or autos or educate their children on minimum wages. Still, our government can spend billions all over the world helping other countries when we have problems of our own.
What is Congress thinking about?
JAY ROGERS
Canfield