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Celerity

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29. there are around 13 million public university students (2 and 4 years) in the US

Thu May 16, 2019, 06:10 PM

May 2019

at 10,000 USD per year (which is actually a little more than what it actually is for average tuition overall)

that is only 130 billion per year

we spend 12.3 TIMES MORE on the war/security/surveillance state.

lets say the number of students doubles

its still over 6 times less (260 billion) per year than the 1.6 trillion we spend on the war state

I dont think the number of student would double, but it would go up

say the cost is 200 billion per year

that is ONE PERCENT of our GDP

and surely it would be a HUGE driver of growth and spending and tech increases, wages, quality of life, etc

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Joe Biden breaks with Obama in moving to left [View all] Celerity May 2019 OP

A higher minimum wage and the public option are hardly moves to the left of Obama LongtimeAZDem May 2019 #1

True, but obnoxiousdrunk May 2019 #2

I don't mind that; bogus claims should be refuted. LongtimeAZDem May 2019 #3

A prolonged surge to the left would be extremely refreshing tho. Magoo48 May 2019 #18

Obama favored a public option. crazytown May 2019 #4

Joe Lie-berman and a few blue-dogs also helped kill Public Option groundloop May 2019 #16

The Publuc Option could have been included through Reconciliation crazytown May 2019 #19

Doesn't necessarily look like he is breaking with Obama. SouthernProgressive May 2019 #5

surprising. yaesu May 2019 #6

These are NOT "breaks." Good grief. The Hill Hortensis May 2019 #7

Good points. Learning those fact would be, like, too much work. George II May 2019 #20

Joe - You're going to have to keep moving left, and then further left, and then more.... IndyOp May 2019 #8

NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN SWING STATES: JOBS! And in case you didn't get that ... Auggie May 2019 #9

Not yours, but the headline is an unnecessarily negative spin on Biden "vs." Obama. George II May 2019 #10

From the article: "None of the three examples are dramatic R B Garr May 2019 #11

yes, that is why I included that in the excerpt Celerity May 2019 #12

Obamas hands were tied a lot of the time.. He would have been a LOT more left.. samnsara May 2019 #13

what is the premise of this article - he should be welded to Obama? I don't get it. EveHammond13 May 2019 #14

But as with all of them, you have to ask yourself if you believe they'll actually DO what they say pdsimdars May 2019 #15

If we do not take back the Senate, there will not be shit getting done. I am really starting Celerity May 2019 #17

Really? George II May 2019 #22

K&R nt NYMinute May 2019 #21

Biden has endorsed people 55+ buying into Medicare. Not everyone. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #23

Biden calls for everyone having the choice to buy into Medicare Celerity May 2019 #24

I'm glad to hear that. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #25

TOTAL student debt is 1.6 trillion, we spend that each YEAR on the war/surveillance state Celerity May 2019 #27

It costs a lot more than that, though. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #28

there are around 13 million public university students (2 and 4 years) in the US Celerity May 2019 #29

Okay. If it's doable. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #30

comparison purposes Celerity May 2019 #32

That was in 2015. He's dialed that back to 2 years of community college. Demit May 2019 #31

do you a link? Celerity May 2019 #33

It's a C-Span video-- Demit May 2019 #34

Thanks! Celerity May 2019 #35

Finally got around to watching those 2 videos Celerity May 2019 #36

It's been a long time since I went to college, but Demit May 2019 #38

+10000 Celerity May 2019 #39

I want to call this draining trumps base, BootinUp May 2019 #26

RW-serving The Hill and Celerity. I haven't even read Hortensis May 2019 #37