Issues and Ideas
At the Millennial Policy Center, our team of policy fellows and advisors work collaboratively to research, develop, and propose solutions to the public policy issues we face today. The policy issue areas that our staff, fellows, and advisers study are both immediate and long-term in scope. They may not only affect Millennials, but their impacts may be felt by both younger and older generations as well. Our policy proposals are rooted in the basic precepts that our individual rights are inherent and that government’s limited and fundamental purpose is to protect our rights, thereby unleashing the unlimited potential of each and every individual.
Higher Education Reform
Since 1985, college tuition has grown by more than 500 percent – more than healthcare, gasoline, and food. Sixty-nine percent of 2014 graduates graduated with student loan debt, now averaging $37,000 per borrower. We explore how to address the college cost crisis by shrinking government’s involvement, not exacerbating the problem by expanding it.
Economic Opportunity
Burdened by student loans, a difficult job market, and regulations hampering the formation of small businesses that offer innovative products and services, Millennials today face incredible economic challenges. We will propose policies that will help advance economic progress, foster entrepreneurship, lead to better social welfare, and promote prosperity.