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2016 Postmortem

merrily

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1. More bullshit. The wealthy don't go to state colleges or community colleges.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 03:01 AM

Apr 2016

But more lower income people would go to both, if they were free.

Every possbile group is being pitted against every other group while Party unity is supposed to be the goal.

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Benefits of Sanders’s College Plan Bigger for Wealthy, Analysis Finds [View all] RandySF Apr 2016 OP

More bullshit. The wealthy don't go to state colleges or community colleges. merrily Apr 2016 #1

IF you believe that, you don't hang around many state colleges. RandySF Apr 2016 #2

Riiight. Because those are the majority of state colleges and community colleges. merrily Apr 2016 #3

And when tuition at those places is zero why would Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #12

Because they would still be selective hack89 Apr 2016 #14

Oh well that needs to be fixed too. Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #15

K thru 12 education in America is an embarrassment hack89 Apr 2016 #16

Well yes but we certainly should address inequality Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #17

So, if rich people would benefit, we MUST NOT help poor people to get into college. Bonobo Apr 2016 #4

Thank you! Lucinda Apr 2016 #5

We're paying for Donald Trump's kids to go to school! bobbobbins01 Apr 2016 #6

This is completely overlooking that more poor people would go to college if they could afford it jfern Apr 2016 #7

what this overlooks is that Bernie's plan is based on the number of kids enrolled in college now Jitter65 Apr 2016 #8

K-12 is free too, and we manage jfern Apr 2016 #10

Is the author of this piece seriously trying to convince us ... surrealAmerican Apr 2016 #9

Assumes that once costs are drastically reduced for everyone Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #11

re: "Lower-income students tend to go to...less-expensive public schools" thesquanderer Apr 2016 #13

Hey Einstien... jack_krass Apr 2016 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj Apr 2016 #19