@InfraBlue,
InfraBlue wrote:
What's the fix that conservatives are proposing?
Given that a program of Government subsidized and guaranteed student loans, intended to make university education more accessible to all, has not only failed, but achieved exactly the opposite of its intended effect, by bringing about the most rapid increase in university tuitions in nearly a century, I believe you should first scrutinize the wisdom of Democrat proposals generally. "First do no harm" as in the Hippocratic oath is, a good rule.
Many such problems involving the production and distribution of quality goods and services are best achieved in competitive markets. Government action to stimulate competition among universities and make their pricing, the content of their curricula and the quality of their product more transparent would likely be a beneficial first step.
That may be a challenge because academics are notoriously adverse to accountability and competition. However some modest improvements in this area could have a large beneficial effect and do so without harming the process.