Chloe Grace Moretz wants Hillary Clinton to make college education free
Chloe Grace Moretz wants Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to ditch expensive college fees.
The Carrie actress reveals she often raises issues she thinks are of concern to young women with the politician.
It's not the first time Chloe Grace has shown her political
leanings, the outspoken 19-year-old has previously spoken of her
support of Clinton's bid for the White House over fellow Democrat
Bernie Sanders, and admitted she thinks Republican Trump has no
chance of succeeding President Barack Obama as U.S. leader.
"My biggest issue as a young person, male or female, is our
educational system. When I turned 18, I decided that I couldn't
justify the expense of college, "she tells elle.com.
At just 17, Chloe Grace was earning a reported $500,000 a movie.
But says she chose to skip college at 18, because of the huge cost
of college education. A top-tier U.S. university education can cost
$60,000 a year, and a public college will cost half that, according
to student support organization College Board.
"I can't justify spending my own money and throwing it away to go
to college just to pay it back for 15 years," she says.
"It feels really inappropriate, like I'm getting robbed. So I told
that to Hillary Clinton. I said, "Why can't we make it so when kids
turn 18, they want to go to college?" It should be free."
While she is in a privileged position as a Hollywood actress, the
star believes that this factor puts money young people off opting
for the college experience, and has urged Hillary to act on their
behalf. What Hillary's response to Chloe Grace's demands is as yet
unclear.
She adds: "You shouldn't have to buy education. That's something we
need to give to the youth of America because it's going to raise
income, it's going to raise job satisfaction, it's probably going
to raise empathy and understanding of other people. Education is
everything."