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kentuck

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Mon Oct 19, 2015, 09:05 AM Oct 2015

Why should "education" cost money? [View all]

Why should knowledge not be provided to society in general? Why should people have to mortgage their futures to acquire an education?

The "capitalists" like to blame the "people" for wanting "free stuff" - like education, medical care, and a roof over their heads, and food on their tables.

These "capitalists" do not believe they have any responsibility to society. Their only goal in life is to acquire everything they are capable of acquiring without any interference from government or regulations.

All the Republican candidates for President talk about Democrats wanting to give away all this "free stuff". This will be the end result o Bernie and Hillary's "socialism", they argue.

But the problem is not with "socialism" - the problem is with "capitalism". The problem is with thsoe those that purchase the representatives of our democracy. The problem is with those that tear down our own country, that has been built with the blood and sweat of the American people, in order to search the world for the small corner where they can make the most profits for themselves and their shareholders. That is what they do. And it is wrong.

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