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Adam051188

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32. are you sure you're a democrat?

Reply to WillowTree (Reply #25)

Sun Feb 9, 2014, 04:59 PM

Feb 2014

oh yes I forgot taxes are bad and government can't create jobs, because everything we do as a society should have a profit motive. things that are not profitable like cleaning up the ecological mess we've created by fracking(which is sadly necessary if we want to heat our homes), treating people convicted of minor to moderate crimes like human beings and teaching them skills to prevent recidivism, and educating our children thoroughly and creatively should not be done. right? right.

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"Elizabeth Warren Wants to Let You Pay for College Like a Car" [View all] applegrove Feb 2014 OP

A better idea would be to forbid the use of federal student loans at schools former9thward Feb 2014 #1

there are lots of better ideas for everything. they are not feasable because shut up Adam051188 Feb 2014 #29

The government doesn't profit off student loans gerogie2 Feb 2014 #2

I've never said this before but I would rather go without a college degree than liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #11

There is no such thing as a free college education gerogie2 Feb 2014 #14

there didn't used to be a such thing as an airplane either. Those that lack liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #17

Kind of a poor comparison, there. malthaussen Feb 2014 #31

... and, what a lovely choice (many) young folk are forced to make etherealtruth Feb 2014 #18

LOL. Cal Carpenter Feb 2014 #20

LOL yourself The very first line of that Wiki entry that you refer to begins with....... WillowTree Feb 2014 #25

What's your point? Cal Carpenter Feb 2014 #26

are you sure you're a democrat? Adam051188 Feb 2014 #32

How's that "free" college degree going to be paid for if not by taxes? WillowTree Feb 2014 #23

That's exactly what it should be paid with just like K-12 is. liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #24

Yes, a grant is not a loan, but closer to a scholarship that needn't be paid back. maddiemom Feb 2014 #12

"Refinancing will do very little for college students." bull fucking shit. dionysus Feb 2014 #27

So all of these publications are liars, and you are the expert? Yeah, Riiiiight. notadmblnd Feb 2014 #28

lol Adam051188 Feb 2014 #30

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #3

How about free education for all instead of tying the future of the US to an attempt to make profit? xocet Feb 2014 #4

+1000 debunkthis Feb 2014 #5

Best response in this thread. Oakenshield Feb 2014 #6

The obvious answer. PS - this week cost us another 2 billion in Afghanistan. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #8

Thank god Obama withdrew from Afghanistan. morningfog Feb 2014 #10

+1 liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #9

yeah... really... tk2kewl Feb 2014 #13

+1 joshcryer Feb 2014 #15

+1 cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #16

Students need to stop paying loans, unionize, and bargain for reduction in principal. reformist2 Feb 2014 #7

I'd like to see up-front fees replaced with a graduate tax. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2014 #19

that would be cool, if it would pass treestar Feb 2014 #21

Awesome. She rocks! Vattel Feb 2014 #22