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MichMan

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11. Investing in colleges to make tuition way cheaper would be very popular

Tue Jun 15, 2021, 01:29 AM

Jun 2021

Instead, it appears that we would rather let colleges charge whatever they want and rake in $$$$ while we talk abut debt forgiveness on the student side.

I understand that red states would stop investing in educations, but I don't see tuition is any cheaper in blue states either.

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I'm actually in shock about how much negativity there is coming from democrats about [View all] peoli Jun 2021 OP

The cost of university has shot through the roof this generation. They applegrove Jun 2021 #1

+1. The overhead is obscene - layer upon fucking layer of vice deans and useless paper pushers dalton99a Jun 2021 #4

Because I disagree with canceling student debt by fiat SoonerPride Jun 2021 #2

I think the discussion is actually about debt relief. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #36

No, if you look at the OPs prior post, it was about Biden simply writing off all student debt by EO SoonerPride Jun 2021 #38

The OP didn't accurately describe Biden's proposal; agreed. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #40

All of which I could support. But an EO simply writing off billions is patently ridculous. SoonerPride Jun 2021 #41

Nobody ever proposed that (aside from the OP). lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #42

Right. But this thread complains about the negativity of DUers in reply to the prior post of an EO SoonerPride Jun 2021 #44

To me it's mostly a problem of messaging ... 'cancelling' is a dumb framing to use Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #3

Kind of like "defund" rather than "reform" the police elias7 Jun 2021 #10

Another good example, yes! (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #12

Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Could Wipe Out Debt for 15 Million Borrowers tirebiter Jun 2021 #5

People in poverty can easily get out of repaying a federally backed student Hoyt Jun 2021 #6

Great post and research. K&R. nt GoodRaisin Jun 2021 #8

Where is the discussion on why it is so expensive in the first place and how to fix it? MichMan Jun 2021 #7

Our federal and state governments used to understand that investing in education summer_in_TX Jun 2021 #9

Investing in colleges to make tuition way cheaper would be very popular MichMan Jun 2021 #11

It worked well for my generation (Boomer). summer_in_TX Jun 2021 #65

Good Point ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #24

Would appreciate your opinion on this article, Prof JHB Jun 2021 #27

+1. College administrators screwing the public in their quest to imitate corporate CEOs dalton99a Jun 2021 #43

See Post #50 ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #51

As fast as tuition went up, students just kept taking out bigger loans MichMan Jun 2021 #30

My Only Pushback ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #50

Well, I took out student loans and went at night after working all day MichMan Jun 2021 #52

Did You Have To Do A Cost/Benefit? ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #53

Well, I choose a high paying major and was working at slightly over min. wage at the time MichMan Jun 2021 #55

Of Course! ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #59

why not give those who paid theirs off a big fat tax credit? Grasswire2 Jun 2021 #13

Totally agree. Blue Dawn Jun 2021 #14

This x 1,000,000 peoli Jun 2021 #15

How about those who are poor, didn't go to college and are working jobs that don't provide an Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author Raine Jun 2021 #16

Sorry but that's just plain jealousy peoli Jun 2021 #17

No, plain fucking unfair! Nt USALiberal Jun 2021 #58

You think people buried in student loan debt aren't also working their asses off? peoli Jun 2021 #61

Yes they are, i'm fine with them getting their loans removed and the one who paid it money back! USALiberal Jun 2021 #63

It's necessary. The younger generations are being destroyed by this economically Withywindle Jun 2021 #19

I 100% agree! Pay them also! Nt USALiberal Jun 2021 #21

I worked my ass off through college and ended up w. minimal debt which I paid . . . hatrack Jun 2021 #26

:-) Lemon Lyman Jun 2021 #48

Actually, it's H.L. Mencken - short story from the 1920s hatrack Jun 2021 #49

We have to start somewhere Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #62

Keep in mind that different public universities have long had PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2021 #18

This! Withywindle Jun 2021 #20

So in 5-10 years we pay off their debts again? Nt USALiberal Jun 2021 #22

There are several legitimate reasons this is a bad idea dsc Jun 2021 #23

My partner is a PharmD. He's still paying off loans in his mid-40s Sympthsical Jun 2021 #25

College costs more than ten times what it cost when I was in school. yardwork Jun 2021 #28

And I'm in awe that the whole discussion isn't about.... RegularJam Jun 2021 #29

Good luck getting sympathy from the older posters here ansible Jun 2021 #31

Basically this. "Got mine." Sympthsical Jun 2021 #39

It amounts to a wealth transfer from the poor to the middle and upper class SoonerPride Jun 2021 #47

The pandemic may do good things for higher education, finally breaking Hortensis Jun 2021 #32

Agreed, it's a very selfish, conservative point of view. Roisin Ni Fiachra Jun 2021 #33

If someone with a college degree is living in poverty, the issue goes beyond merely college debt. George II Jun 2021 #34

College debt is a real problem for many people. MineralMan Jun 2021 #35

I am all for canceling some of the debt. Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #37

Republicans don't have a monopoly on "I GOT MINE" Act_of_Reparation Jun 2021 #45

No shit. Some people still think college costs $2K a year or something dalton99a Jun 2021 #46

Just so we're clear, college students make well above median pay in the US. Calista241 Jun 2021 #54

Meh. BannonsLiver Jun 2021 #56

Personally, i wouldn't be adverse to limiting federal scholarships to STEM fields. Calista241 Jun 2021 #64

I think there can be legitimate debate on how to proceed with policy changes on this issue. totodeinhere Jun 2021 #57