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yurbud

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5. all the corporate welfare could pay for everyone to go to college for FREE

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 05:53 PM

Oct 2013

The total cost of everyone going to college every year is about $100 billion.

Oil subsidies alone are about $30 billion.

Throw out a couple of more industries, and you've got free higher ed for all.

Throw out a couple of more, and the federal government could subsidize smaller class sizes at all K-12 schools.

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IF Dems win in 2014, what should they do that would help US the most and help them in 2016? [View all] yurbud Oct 2013 OP

Raise the minimum wage and pass immigration reform LonePirate Oct 2013 #1

Raise the minimum wage. W_HAMILTON Oct 2013 #21

And pass the American Jobs Bill - el pronto! BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #27

Enact the President's Jobs Bill..... Swede Atlanta Oct 2013 #2

all the corporate welfare could pay for everyone to go to college for FREE yurbud Oct 2013 #5

They aren't going to have a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, so first they PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #3

They should just get rid of it altogether. The existence of the Senate itself gives minority yurbud Oct 2013 #4

Bad idea Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #12

Replacing the "virtual filibuster" for an actual filibuster wouldn't change that. joshcryer Oct 2013 #14

Make them filibuster like they do in Texas. JeffHead Oct 2013 #29

that business with the House is the very short term. Does your last line mean you agree with yurbud Oct 2013 #22

I've got mixed feelings about the filibuster Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #39

I have no faith what so ever in achieving any avebury Oct 2013 #38

Immigration, Jobs Bill, Raise Corporate Tax Rate, Raise Minimum Wage. Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #6

on taxes, I would START that Wall St. transaction tax and say in the event of any future bailouts... yurbud Oct 2013 #7

Fairness Doctrine and Glass/Steagall nt LaydeeBug Oct 2013 #8

Excellent ideas one and all - can we finally fix the Post Office too? nt. Blue Idaho Oct 2013 #9

or make corporations prefund their pensions equally far ahead. yurbud Oct 2013 #10

Honestly I don't see enough of a shift happening, even with the current snitfit the Republicans davidpdx Oct 2013 #11

Public Option. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #13

Single payer, zero copay, zero deductible Fumesucker Oct 2013 #15

I agree. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #16

I belong to Kaiser Permanente which is insurance & provider rolled into one... yurbud Oct 2013 #33

Yeah, I'm pretty familiar with Kaiser. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #37

+1 leftstreet Oct 2013 #24

Stop the insane free trade agreements B Calm Oct 2013 #17

I would consider a split roll corporate tax with a higher rate for retailers than manufacturers yurbud Oct 2013 #25

Stop moving jobs out of America an bring back the ones we lost seveneyes Oct 2013 #18

Exactly why we need tariffs! B Calm Oct 2013 #28

Automatic raising of the debt ceiling. randome Oct 2013 #19

I think we have to forget about them not cowtowing to corporate interests. PeteSelman Oct 2013 #20

yep--Dems can act very progressive when there's no chance of enacting anything... yurbud Oct 2013 #26

Medicare for ALL B Calm Oct 2013 #23

Get money the fuck out of politics! JeffHead Oct 2013 #30

Repeal the Debt Ceiling Act Richardo Oct 2013 #31

Immigration reform and jobs bills. nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #32

Wages and Jobs M.G. Oct 2013 #34

"It's (still) the economy, stupid". - Carville Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #35

Tax the rich. Go get our money out of all those tax havens all over the world. Make them pay. nt rrneck Oct 2013 #36

they don't even have to call it a tax--call it reparations for Reaganomics and intentional fraud yurbud Oct 2013 #41

Repeal the Patriot Act 1000words Oct 2013 #40