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53. That last part is the scariest of all

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 01:00 PM

Dec 2015

If the next Republican administration offers free Liberty Universities or Oral Roberts Universities to all, what kind of citizens will we be churning out? Preventive, ironclad safeguards must be put in place if this is EVER to happen. Otherwise, whereas I have no qualms about a sensible financing scheme for funding public colleges being concocted, we must NEVER be susceptible to a situation where Ted Cruz can set the curriculum of anything higher than a tree nursery.

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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