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MaggieD

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52. She's a kid....

Reply to Dont call me Shirley (Reply #28)

Wed May 20, 2015, 01:21 AM

May 2015

They will believe anything. Like the puretopian idea that "free college for everybody!!!" will ever see the light of day in congress.

Reminds me of Obama's assurances to kids that he would hold hands with the rethugs and before you know it, we'll all be singing kumbaya together.

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Bernie Sanders puts forth a bill to make 4 yr public college tuition free, pay for it with a modest [View all] peacebird May 2015 OP

VERY much applauded. But as someone else once said randys1 May 2015 #1

I would add trade/skilled worker schools to that as well. leftofcool May 2015 #2

Agree totally. And the trades can't be outsourced peacebird May 2015 #5

In countries where higher education is free BainsBane May 2015 #3

+1 F4lconF16 May 2015 #4

Even in socialist countries BainsBane May 2015 #6

I'd like to see that education available to whomever wanted it F4lconF16 May 2015 #9

I agree with your statements. n/t xocet May 2015 #15

Here's the thing BainsBane May 2015 #18

City University had free education and open admissions until the Federal Government Chathamization May 2015 #46

Are you telling me... kenfrequed May 2015 #14

Absolutely. F4lconF16 May 2015 #17

Look, I'm not painting a picture of a utopia here BainsBane May 2015 #19

The solution is practical kenfrequed May 2015 #29

compromise my compromises? BainsBane May 2015 #39

Hyperbole and false choices. kenfrequed May 2015 #42

Do whatever you want. BainsBane May 2015 #44

And now... kenfrequed May 2015 #47

Wow, very well said MaggieD May 2015 #51

It's amusing that you chose Cuba and the old Soviet Union for examples tkmorris May 2015 #24

Did I say it was? BainsBane May 2015 #31

I am so surprised at how misinformed Americans are about Europe BrotherIvan May 2015 #7

But a US college edjikation ain't what it used to be, and Europe used to have better trade schools. erronis May 2015 #10

We do need to push for vocational schools BrotherIvan May 2015 #36

Your own evidence contradicts your point BainsBane May 2015 #13

Non sequitor in action BrotherIvan May 2015 #25

I provided the data BainsBane May 2015 #34

In fact, I am not sure what you are trying to argue BrotherIvan May 2015 #43

Post removed Post removed May 2015 #48

Nonsense BB tkmorris May 2015 #26

Data from the EU BainsBane May 2015 #22

Given what you state, do you have past educational data from a particular country in mind? n/t xocet May 2015 #12

Here is some data from the EU BainsBane May 2015 #21

Thank you for the data - I appreciate it. n/t xocet May 2015 #45

Actually Bernie just answered your questions on Wolf Blitzer, Willy posted the video in GD. He sabrina 1 May 2015 #16

I saw the number he laid out in the article, $300 Billion BainsBane May 2015 #20

I know many people in Europe who are highly educated and for nowhere near the cost sabrina 1 May 2015 #30

It's not that we can't do it BainsBane May 2015 #40

Yes he has BrotherIvan May 2015 #27

Traditional colleges probably won't fit well into the future, maybe should come up with jtuck004 May 2015 #8

AGREE! erronis May 2015 #11

HECK YEAH!! benld74 May 2015 #23

My HS junior asked me if I heard of Bernie, "he wants to make college free", she said excitedly! Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #28

Great! I hope she tells her friends and they tell theirs, and before we know it, Bernie will sabrina 1 May 2015 #32

Bernie memes are evidently all over tmblr, he's the hot topic! Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #41

She's a kid.... MaggieD May 2015 #52

Obama and the rethugs ARE holding hands and singing kumbaya over the TPP. n/t djean111 May 2015 #53

"puretopian" like they HAD in Iraq with free higher education. L0oniX May 2015 #54

We gotta have hope Maggie or life is just not worth living. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #55

Lovely. Now, how is he going to get it to pass. KittyWampus May 2015 #33

He couldn't answer that on CNN MaggieD May 2015 #50

This tax would take money that is now going to high frequency traders who skim think May 2015 #35

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT May 2015 #37

Jeb Bush has an even better proposal: True Blue Door May 2015 #38

You mean pay for it with a tax on your 401k MaggieD May 2015 #49

yup. mopinko May 2015 #56