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27. Free college & cancellation of student debt would be a huge economic stimulus

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These Students Are Leading a Movement for Free College in the United States [View all] think Dec 2015 OP

Berkeley students? Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #1

Rising college tuition costs are a problem in America. I don't find it funny at all. /nt think Dec 2015 #2

I don't care if you find it funny or not. These kids intentionally enrolled at a premier university. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #3

"Your instructor can be a flow of electrons or some underpaid, underqualified local who teaches as" think Dec 2015 #4

Nope. Didn't say that. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #6

So you like the idea of an educated slave labor market? Got it. lonestarnot Dec 2015 #7

Gee, I don't recall saying that. Or thinking it. You, however, clearly support... Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #9

That is the same lines of thinking you support. Mudflap Von Rump wants education only for richie lonestarnot Dec 2015 #48

I think you REALLY need to ask yourself what you KingCharlemagne Dec 2015 #11

Anyone who graduates with a mountain of debt redstateblues Dec 2015 #16

so let me get this straight. you say it is not a 'good plan' to graduate KingCharlemagne Dec 2015 #18

You clearly have no clue about the structure of the university system in this country. I'll help: Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #21

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #22

"Preciousness"? Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #23

You might try explaining what in her post isn't true. B2G Dec 2015 #26

So, the post was hidden. ugh. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #31

Well when you have no rebuttal, insult. B2G Dec 2015 #32

The University of California use to be tuition free and would be again under a Sanders plan think Dec 2015 #33

That's his plan, but the cost would be overwhelming. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #34

That last part is the scariest of all DFW Dec 2015 #53

I have a few questions B2G Dec 2015 #35

As I understand it, Ms. Yertle Dec 2015 #36

I live in Germany and you are quite correct DFW Dec 2015 #56

Tuition costs are skyrocketing in case you haven't noticed. think Dec 2015 #28

Ok. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #29

There's a lot of middle ground between free and affordable. nt B2G Dec 2015 #30

This is true enough DFW Dec 2015 #58

So the only "affordable" college education would be a free college education? WillowTree Dec 2015 #14

. think Dec 2015 #19

That was the gist of it. All head-slapping aside. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #24

Yeah. In the libertarian utopia everyone works at WalMart... hunter Dec 2015 #50

Kind of with Liz on this. trumad Dec 2015 #37

Her approach is different than "free college for everyone at every school" Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #42

Sorry, but the average student debt load our children and grandchildren are PatrickforO Dec 2015 #55

Never argued against that point. Great data, btw. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #57

Can us old-timers get free college as well? FrodosPet Dec 2015 #5

Well just why the hell not? lonestarnot Dec 2015 #8

At first I thought that was a Libertarian Self-Affecting viewpoint, then I reflected... TheBlackAdder Dec 2015 #54

You remind me of a friend of mine who decided to go to law school at age 50 DFW Dec 2015 #59

And how is California going to pay for it? B2G Dec 2015 #10

Odd your query, as the article illustrated the low cost of college prior to the Reagan governorship. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #12

The question is what caused that to end. B2G Dec 2015 #17

Same way they used to pay for it. Taxation. jwirr Dec 2015 #39

Do you know why they stopped in the first place? B2G Dec 2015 #40

As far as I know they did not stop until raygun economics jwirr Dec 2015 #43

I paid for my daughter's college redstateblues Dec 2015 #13

Should all older Americans (or their heirs) who died before 1933 receive back-dated KingCharlemagne Dec 2015 #15

As an African American, I say, "Fuck you" to these Berkeley students Yavin4 Dec 2015 #20

+1 Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #25

Your beef is not with the students but with Ward Connerly KamaAina Dec 2015 #41

Free college & cancellation of student debt would be a huge economic stimulus Politicsandhiphop Dec 2015 #27

Not surprising that this comes out of CA - they used to have jwirr Dec 2015 #38

Don't understand how this would be implemented MichMan Dec 2015 #44

On point 2 NobodyHere Dec 2015 #60

Hats off to all who support free higher education! lovemydog Dec 2015 #45

My brother, sister, and I all paid very little madville Dec 2015 #46

"Big Education" is a problem in this country. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #47

The oligarchs have convinced most of us we dont deserve an education and if we want randys1 Dec 2015 #49

There are... WiffenPoof Dec 2015 #51

I wonder how many of them will end up working at prestegious universities for free hughee99 Dec 2015 #52