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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Decent argument against Sanders tuition free college plan here [View all]larkrake
(1,674 posts)116. Our children cant even spell. education is the door to the future
and no one can afford it. Student debt is a racket
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Apparent contradiction from one paragraph to the next? Or am I misreading this?
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#2
Correct, if by SOL you mean status quo (that would be admitting the status quo is broken, though)
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#12
If you are talking about "states" ok. But you are really talking about people who are affected by
Jitter65
Jun 2016
#81
Sure, and that's a reasonable point. I just think the logical flaws in that editorial are glaring.
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#26
I'm comfortable with how I've presented my case. I never expected to satisfy you.
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#53
I think states will fall into line when students dont enroll in their colleges
larkrake
Jun 2016
#88
Most states require 1-2 years residency without going to school in order to qualify as in-state /nt
trudyco
Jun 2016
#123
not any states I have lived in, or worked in its an obvious problem,so I think the plan would cover
larkrake
Jun 2016
#129
Did I go into healthcare? Nope. I simply stated an analysis that has already been done on both.
tonyt53
Jun 2016
#30
No, there is not. You clearly have an agenda that is counter to what the poor need.
tonyt53
Jun 2016
#39
Poor have no need for the liberal arts I guess, huh? Bread and Roses, Bread and Roses.
HERVEPA
Jun 2016
#63
they should be closing their football succubus programs as well. College football should be a
larkrake
Jun 2016
#87
Next thing will be, every developed country in the world will be wanting free college.
B Calm
Jun 2016
#5
Don't tell that to Brazil, Germany, Finland, France, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden
B Calm
Jun 2016
#80
they already have free college and have extended their hand to american students
larkrake
Jun 2016
#92
I've been making the same point about the states, only to be told I'm a conservative.
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#7
Free tuition at public universities is a great goal. Sanders plan doesn't rely on states to pay for
emulatorloo
Jun 2016
#15
Thanks! will correct to say Sanders does not put full burden on state, more on Wall Street
emulatorloo
Jun 2016
#25
Yes but most states are already contributing that much for the cost of attendance
aikoaiko
Jun 2016
#125
That doesn't negate the fact that free tuition at public universities is a worthy goal
emulatorloo
Jun 2016
#44
Indeed. Just gotta kick the Republicans out of Congress so we can get it done
emulatorloo
Jun 2016
#86
Yes, and criticizing Bernie's plan doesn't mean you don't agree with the goal.
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#58
If you are making five dollars now I would agree there has not been much increases in salaries.
Thinkingabout
Jun 2016
#134
We can't have an educated populace. It would eliminate the excuse to bring in cheap labor. nt
Live and Learn
Jun 2016
#20
re 1 of your questions, "Why would a student ever desire to attend a Community College"
thesquanderer
Jun 2016
#37
No, many students don't have qualifications that are competative enough for that.
kiva
Jun 2016
#115
Just another "No, we can't" from the third way gang. Imagine if JFK & LBJ were like that?
dmosh42
Jun 2016
#36
Oh, I well remember, but people were creative in trying to make it happen, like going to the moon...
dmosh42
Jun 2016
#66
So true, a republican chant that proves to me Clinton is repug- lite, maybe not so lite
larkrake
Jun 2016
#94
Do you idiots realize that STATES already budget money for higher education and might welcome the
Skwmom
Jun 2016
#42
They do.. And Republican State legislatures are doing their best to shrink the budgets to nothing.
emulatorloo
Jun 2016
#48
The plan isn't to replace the money states already spend. It is to replace tuition
Orangepeel
Jun 2016
#78
Only hard core Repug Governors would veto this, and their colleges will be abandoned by students
larkrake
Jun 2016
#95
I didn't realize that his proposal allows states to opt out. How would that work?
ContinentalOp
Jun 2016
#50
I support financially free tuition if one performs social service in exchange.
David__77
Jun 2016
#54
why should this land on the kids? Their social service is getting proficient at their careers
larkrake
Jun 2016
#98
they have dealt with difficult details for over 200 years which is why we have SS, Medicare,
larkrake
Jun 2016
#102
hes angry but not unrealistic. I'm angry, my neighbors are angry, my state is angry
larkrake
Jun 2016
#130
Makes me wonder what happened to Bill and Hill. Did life beat them into submission.
larkrake
Jun 2016
#103
can't = fear of success. I run into this even with my most talented students, they are programed
larkrake
Jun 2016
#100
Yes, investing in the future of the down trodden masses would be too liberating.
CentralMass
Jun 2016
#59
You wave away over a trillion dollars in new proposals from Clinton awfully easily. nt
BootinUp
Jun 2016
#71
Nope. They are not. And she will be rolling out more on her corporate tax plans in the near future.
BootinUp
Jun 2016
#113
I hope you are right, I really do, but historically, she is in a bubble against the middle class
larkrake
Jun 2016
#128
I don't benefit from free college. I'm 63/no kids. But it's the ethical thing to do. I support it.
EndElectoral
Jun 2016
#132