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TheRealNorth

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2. Republicans in the '90's started making the argument....

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #1)

Fri May 5, 2023, 01:17 PM

May 2023

Why should we continue to subsidize colleges? Those kids can take loans out and pay them back when they are making huge 6-figure salaries.....

Of course, a lot of majors that people go to college for are not making they type of money.

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College used to be affordable. What happened? w/Ellen Schrecker The Chris Hedges Report [View all] xocetaceans May 2023 OP

Tldr...... getagrip_already May 2023 #1

Republicans in the '90's started making the argument.... TheRealNorth May 2023 #2

That's because in the 70s and 80s they pursued wage suppression Warpy May 2023 #3

Plus replacing living wages with widened access to credit cards gave them another route to make... xocetaceans May 2023 #4