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45. NO, not authoritarian

Mon May 25, 2015, 07:07 AM

May 2015

But it is exclusionary.

What if we had a system where only those scoring 1300 or better on the SAT was admitted to a university (fully government paid) and everybody else (the "not worthy&quot had to go to trade school or just get a job?

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How Does Germany Afford Free Tuition For All Of Its Citizens? [View all] sufrommich May 2015 OP

Bear in mind - "free tuition" DOES NOT mean "college for everyone" brooklynite May 2015 #1

I'm not concerned with free tuition.I want affordable tuition based sufrommich May 2015 #2

Ditto MaggieD May 2015 #7

We agree on something for the most part. GummyBearz May 2015 #35

Agree, those sound like achievable goals. nt sufrommich May 2015 #37

I got my education that way. But I wonder how much that has been cut in the years since the 70s? jwirr May 2015 #18

I'm prepared to accept that IF you are qualified and IF you want to go truebluegreen May 2015 #3

That's what they do in Germany AgingAmerican May 2015 #14

Chosen for them based on grades and examinations NT 1939 May 2015 #29

And the German students TM99 May 2015 #41

NO, not authoritarian 1939 May 2015 #45

I would be fine with it. TM99 May 2015 #46

That's the argument the GOP used against Obamacare AgingAmerican May 2015 #11

Not everyone needs to, or even should, go to college. hifiguy May 2015 #21

Honestly romanic May 2015 #26

I always find it interesting... Scootaloo May 2015 #27

Well, they probably did not do that Turbineguy May 2015 #4

Two things, Taxes and national priorities. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #5

That's right MaggieD May 2015 #6

America's Elite are the ones who make money in America being the world's policemen riverbendviewgal May 2015 #10

Agreed MaggieD May 2015 #12

This is the key BrotherIvan May 2015 #9

Germany and the rest of Europe depends on the USA to foot the military bill KittyWampus May 2015 #8

Well, that's what our bloated and corrupt military industrial complex claims... hunter May 2015 #15

Exactly what I was going to say. NaturalHigh May 2015 #23

Especially since they have the funds for their own defense.nt sufrommich May 2015 #38

It is strange how Germany and Japan treestar May 2015 #39

It's worse than you think, it's not just "their citizens," it's EVERYONE. hunter May 2015 #13

Yup. California had arguably the finest higher-education system in the world truebluegreen May 2015 #25

Fortunately I made it through by 1971, in 4 years of teaching my debt was gone. That is the way it libdem4life May 2015 #32

While some Americans are bothered by the idea that not all students get to attend university, tblue37 May 2015 #16

Good post. We need to rethink our whole school curriculum. Teaching for the test is not doing jwirr May 2015 #17

Excellent analysis. hifiguy May 2015 #22

It's one of those tradition things people cannot get past treestar May 2015 #40

Good post. n/t jaysunb May 2015 #43

Great post! DawgHouse May 2015 #47

Thanks--to all of you who responded to my post. nt tblue37 May 2015 #48

No MIC choking their economy. 99Forever May 2015 #19

Absolutely correct. libdem4life May 2015 #36

Ka-Ching . . . Spending as much as the rest of the world combined on defense is Strelnikov_ May 2015 #42

Even Mexico sends worthy students to University and most European countries, in fact MOST countries underahedgerow May 2015 #20

our bloated, corrupt Mic prevents us from having free school, upkept roads, healthcare, Doctor_J May 2015 #24

I got free college.... Bigmack May 2015 #28

My dad went to college though the GI Bill too and a got lifelong career for sufrommich May 2015 #30

I do like the idea of people going to college littlewolf May 2015 #31

Colleges is free in Louisiana Sgent May 2015 #33

I didn't know that about Louisiana.nt sufrommich May 2015 #34

Education is a right. PRB May 2015 #44