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F4lconF16

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14. Seriously?

Sat Sep 13, 2014, 09:01 PM

Sep 2014

Blame the problems of our university system on students? How about the Republicans and a culture of ignorance? How about their votes against anything that could possibly benefit the middle class? How about the Democrats that have worked to privatize our systems, appointing people like Arne Duncan as secretary of education? How about the ceos of education corporations who have turned college educations into a racket?

Don't give me this bs. Yeah, youth needs to vote more. We need to be more civic minded. But to blame this on the youth population who have only been voting for at most 12 years? Give me a break. This has been a gradual dismantling of the whole system into a profit machine over decades.

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Tuition [View all] MrScorpio Sep 2014 OP

love it niyad Sep 2014 #1

That sure sums it up etherealtruth Sep 2014 #2

Well, at least our taxes are low..... the_sly_pig Sep 2014 #3

actually I don't think they are rurallib Sep 2014 #7

Tis a little more complex than the graphic. mwooldri Sep 2014 #4

Have wars to pay for. phil89 Sep 2014 #5

Yeah, and you can save from the day they're born SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2014 #6

How excellent that you actually thought that far ahead. SheilaT Sep 2014 #13

We had both joined the military SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2014 #22

Thing is... New Orleans Strong Sep 2014 #8

And that right there is the problem with the US daleanime Sep 2014 #9

Scotland invests in people while the US invests in rich people. n/t Orsino Sep 2014 #10

I've just started paying for my son's college classes. He's taking two courses 1monster Sep 2014 #11

Back in the day tuition SheilaT Sep 2014 #15

I hope so too, but my husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's earlier this year... 1monster Sep 2014 #18

For what my advice is worth, SheilaT Sep 2014 #19

I don't plan on it. 1monster Sep 2014 #20

Good. It sounds like you have things SheilaT Sep 2014 #21

Fruits of American youth political apathy nt ErikJ Sep 2014 #12

Seriously? F4lconF16 Sep 2014 #14

We'll be lucky to get 25% of youth to vote this Nov. ErikJ Sep 2014 #17

Why Public Higher Education Should Be Free RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #16