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Dont call me Shirley

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69. Yes we were, Enthusiast!

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Thu Dec 24, 2015, 01:23 AM

Dec 2015

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Tell everyone in the USA that they are worthless crap without a college degree [View all] whereisjustice Dec 2015 OP

Preach it! Throd Dec 2015 #1

Remember the days where everyone was yelling, "all graduates should go to college" yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #52

My 3 kids have 4 masters degrees between them Divernan Dec 2015 #79

Yep, so true about law schools skepticscott Dec 2015 #88

I am so happy to hear that about your kids. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #89

Try having n Master's Degree....... mrmpa Dec 2015 #100

Yep. I've talked to pizza delivery people my whole life and they seem to have a common story. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #101

When I was teaching (2 years)............. mrmpa Dec 2015 #106

That absolutely sucks that they rate you low. Divernan Dec 2015 #118

You're right about the Masters, but you also, more and more, need the mobility maddiemom Dec 2015 #96

Because the other one $tand$ $taunchly by her $pon$or$ hobbit709 Dec 2015 #2

Exactly, she should wear their corporate logos like nascar drivers do peacebird Dec 2015 #38

Tone of your po$t wa$ very $HrILL! Divernan Dec 2015 #77

Truth. romanic Dec 2015 #3

Hear, hear! nt Mnemosyne Dec 2015 #4

I remember who told us we all to get college degrees KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #5

Conservative Dems have no problem scolding the Iraq vet who got his Cisco certs and lost his whereisjustice Dec 2015 #9

+1000. HughBeaumont Dec 2015 #85

It was before Reagan. Igel Dec 2015 #17

Point well taken KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #36

We were sold a bill of goods on every front simultaneously. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #34

Yes we were, Enthusiast! Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #69

Happy Holidays to you, Dont call me Shirley! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #82

How true... MattSh Dec 2015 #94

Pretty much preaching to the choir here PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #6

Great post Blus4u Dec 2015 #7

Oh, and don't forget to tell them .. . . HughBeaumont Dec 2015 #8

too funny NJCher Dec 2015 #65

These things do NOT happen by accident. bvar22 Dec 2015 #10

+1 Well said. BeanMusical Dec 2015 #18

+2 TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #21

Yes! Wake the fuck up! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #33

+4 Octafish Dec 2015 #37

You do this to me Octafish... haikugal Dec 2015 #74

"Job Creators", my ARSE. HughBeaumont Dec 2015 #87

If all those Wal-Mart kids died tomorrow TheFarseer Dec 2015 #126

Yup. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #110

ready for free college education? mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #11

Before Bill, Obama, Hillary and Reagan... bvar22 Dec 2015 #45

in some states mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #56

Very good point. whereisjustice Dec 2015 #70

still doesn't matter if there aren't any "good" jobs. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2015 #48

What?!? chervilant Dec 2015 #59

margaret mead....love her thanks mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #66

Where is there FREE 2 year college? AllyCat Dec 2015 #84

some states have free four year mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #129

The free part is fine but keep in mind that degrees will be required to work at McDonald's yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #113

you are not thinking.... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #128

Well I agree with that and those jobs publish what they require yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #130

the economic mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #131

And don't forget to tell them their financial difficulties... KansDem Dec 2015 #12

for those making $300K+ off investments it seems to be working out MisterP Dec 2015 #13

Bernie plans to tax Capital Gains as Income. bvar22 Dec 2015 #19

Totally... daleanime Dec 2015 #25

Bernie wants to, so do I. Wont be able to, but great idea. randys1 Dec 2015 #28

It is absurd that we don't tax capital gains as regular income already. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #31

"Well, that simply didn't happen" KansDem Dec 2015 #83

I think we're about 30 years past the idea that "job creators" create jobs because they have money. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #112

Which means, bvar22 Dec 2015 #121

Yes. Exactly. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #122

Even seniors living off their 410K? It's small enough yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #133

This in itself is reason enough to support Bernie. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #111

The Conservatives, both Democratic and Republicons, love their capitalism. They love rhett o rick Dec 2015 #14

And in the very next breath... 2naSalit Dec 2015 #15

I am in a similar situation. chervilant Dec 2015 #61

I don't even get interviews 2naSalit Dec 2015 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author saturnsring Dec 2015 #16

K & R AzDar Dec 2015 #20

K & R ! TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #22

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #23

Or you could ignore bad advice. wildeyed Dec 2015 #24

If you consider "EDUCATION" to be solely about making money, bvar22 Dec 2015 #27

Yes, like I said, wildeyed Dec 2015 #39

No. "People" do not assume that. bvar22 Dec 2015 #46

Haha! wildeyed Dec 2015 #53

Congrats! You won the capitalism lottery. My, aren't you KingCharlemagne Dec 2015 #102

Yep wildeyed Dec 2015 #124

There is something that does prevent people from doing that on their own, bvar22 Dec 2015 #47

I am not telling anyone to pull themselves up by any boots straps. wildeyed Dec 2015 #55

+Infinity! - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2015 #104

In my experience college debt is one of those barriers. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #116

Everybody needs this sort of education. EVERYBODY, good student in high school or not. alarimer Dec 2015 #42

Great point on Supportive Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #44

Oh please. wildeyed Dec 2015 #51

I'm with you airplaneman Dec 2015 #57

It's disappointing that I had to scroll this far to read this Lordquinton Dec 2015 #72

LOL Skittles Dec 2015 #75

wall street doesn't manufacture anything, so they do not care about a middle class La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2015 #30

Someone has to buy something wildeyed Dec 2015 #40

wallstreet does fine under an oligarchy, they did fine before we had a middle class (think 1920's La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2015 #41

There's nothing wrong with what you say... PosterChild Dec 2015 #67

Ix-nay on the law school option Divernan Dec 2015 #80

Lot of democrats point this out, including my mayor. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2015 #26

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #29

... LittleBlue Dec 2015 #32

Don't forget that if you own a home or have any savings it all goes for end care and medical. glinda Dec 2015 #35

If we could convince people that a piece of paper is just that we'd be better off. Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #43

I love your last line Not Sure Dec 2015 #114

The for-profit schools don't come out and say it, instead they show some guy and how Rex Dec 2015 #49

H1B visas are going to be the ultimate solution to the healthcare crisis. JVS Dec 2015 #50

Great post, thanks whereisjustice!! Scuba Dec 2015 #54

You are very welcome! whereisjustice Dec 2015 #58

I kind of get where you're coming from, but put down the pipe. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #60

Then, when someone supports free college Cassiopeia Dec 2015 #63

then, full-circle pay Professors like fast food workers JCMach1 Dec 2015 #64

Huh, I was thinking along similar lines just a few hours ago Babel_17 Dec 2015 #68

We are all thinking along these lines. harun Dec 2015 #90

K&R nt Live and Learn Dec 2015 #71

Don't forget the part about making student debt not dischargeable through tblue37 Dec 2015 #73

What a horrid burden to put on your young people just as they are starting out in life. CrispyQ Dec 2015 #95

Brilliant post. Thank you. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #76

Neither side is right davidpdx Dec 2015 #78

I tried to get a college degree ... I yuiyoshida Dec 2015 #81

Having fewer years of education doesnt mean you are "less educated"!! 7962 Dec 2015 #98

That kind of smart saved me from being yuiyoshida Dec 2015 #99

And Cal is one of those "cheap, affordable" public universitities! Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #105

UT and Texas A&M were that way too. Rex Dec 2015 #108

Well I have a college degree and learned over an extended career Rex Dec 2015 #107

And then double down skepticscott Dec 2015 #86

And in the case of the financial meltdown d_legendary1 Dec 2015 #92

I did just fine without a college degree. I somehow managed to put a son B Calm Dec 2015 #91

I think there is more than one, even nationally...(segues into local because all politics is local.) Chan790 Dec 2015 #93

The most successful people I know dont have a college degree. 7962 Dec 2015 #97

And then scold them for both not saving enough and spending enough to keep the economy ticking along Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #103

Capital always wins. But there's always someone who will sell pitchforks. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #109

Reminds me of "Capitalists will sell us the rope with which to hang them," attributed KingCharlemagne Dec 2015 #125

I dropped out of college as soon as I realized I could be an artist without a degree Not Sure Dec 2015 #115

With massive college debt, you couldn't afford to be an artist. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #117

Very true Not Sure Dec 2015 #123

I am all aboard for free college plus some living expenses Kalidurga Dec 2015 #119

I have been saying this since 2009...it's the new ed reform policy!!! madfloridian Dec 2015 #120

Ted Rall 1996 "College is for Suckers". JanMichael Dec 2015 #127

Why is that? Why hasn't this been locked? joeybee12 Dec 2015 #132