The Whole System Stinks, By Elizabeth Warren

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21. This whole thing DOES stink.

When the Democratic Wing has to frame "Victory" as keeping interest rates on Student Loans from going even HIGHER,
then we are really screwed.

This is also Machiavellian.
Want to make people happy with 6.8%?
...just tell them its going much higher,
then step in a Save Them from 15%.

In the 50s, 60s, and 70s,
when Taxes on the RICHEST Americans were between 70% - 90% (set by a Republican),
ANYBODY could attend the State University
and graduate [font size=3]DEBT FREE[/font]
if he/she was willing to work a Part Time job.
Really frugal students could also afford to own and drive a Beater.
This was The NORM, NOT the exception.

We could have that again,
IF we had a Political Party that represented the Working Class.

Higher Education has been turned into Just Another SCAM
to enrich the 1% by the NeoLiberal "Free Market" Con Men disguised as politicians in BOTH Parties.


FDR's State of the Union Address contained a section named "The Economic Bill of Rights".
In this section, FDR specified "EDUCATION" as a Basic Human Right to be protected by our Government of the People,
[font size=3]and NOT as a Commodity to be SOLD to Americans who can afford it by For Profit Corporations!!!![/font]

There was a time, not so long ago, when voting FOR the Democrat,
was voting FOR the above Basic Human Right (Education).
Sadly, this is no longer true.


...how FAR we have fallen.



[font color=firebrick][center]"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.
I want a party that will STAND UP for Working Americans."
---Paul Wellstone [/font][/center] [center] [center] [/font]
[font size=1]photo by bvar22
Shortly before Sen Wellstone was killed[/center][/font]




You will know them by their [font size=3]WORKS.[/font]