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It makes perfect sense to a candidate funded by the student loan industry n/t arcane1 Feb 2016 #1
Indentured servitude makes for better workers. reformist2 Feb 2016 #28
They remain well-cowed and will choke down hifiguy Feb 2016 #48
Funny, i never heard her say "free college is bad." She said she doesn't a system that pays for the Jitter65 Feb 2016 #102
Those kids go to private colleges which wouldn't be a part of this plan. onecaliberal Feb 2016 #103
Not all wealthy kids go to private colleges. nt Jitter65 Feb 2016 #109
Like I said everyone has to fill out FAFSA. No rich kid is going to take advantage. onecaliberal Feb 2016 #110
It's the same old RW argument we always get about needing to 'means test' benefits. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #2
The rich do not go to state colleges - also SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2016 #114
At least shes's consistently incoherent. kristopher Feb 2016 #3
+ 100 farleftlib Feb 2016 #13
Indeed. kenfrequed Mar 2016 #117
They do to Goldman and the rest of the vampire squid. hifiguy Feb 2016 #50
OK santabill Feb 2016 #100
It is so fu@kin asanine FlatBaroque Feb 2016 #4
I am so tired of her excuses and reasons that don't make sense. monicaangela Feb 2016 #5
she just doesn't want to be bothered Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2016 #20
I guess she thinks, why should she monicaangela Feb 2016 #26
There is an explanation that makes her actions make perfect sense. But its not a pleasant one. Baobab Feb 2016 #60
All those rich kids are going to forsake Harvard and Yale for Po Dunk State - Right ! Impedimentus Feb 2016 #6
My first thought each time this stupid response is uttered. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #40
I know. hifiguy Feb 2016 #61
I'm not in anyway trying to impugn the quality of education at stake universities - it's the social Impedimentus Feb 2016 #71
Didn't think you were, not at all. hifiguy Feb 2016 #76
Anymore you can get an ivy league education on fucking YOUTUBE. Volaris Feb 2016 #83
Yeah, like money can buy Harvard and Yale Chico Man Feb 2016 #86
George W Bush attended both Yale and Harvard. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #104
Best veterinary and architecture schools in the country Recursion Mar 2016 #115
My apologies Impedimentus Mar 2016 #116
No no your point was a good one Recursion Mar 2016 #118
high schools don't have admission requirements that favor dsc Feb 2016 #7
yep! " unfairness would be built in unless high schools were made more equal in our nation" bettyellen Feb 2016 #11
What a crock of bullshit. High schools have residency requirements. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #52
that isn't an admissions requirement dsc Feb 2016 #91
It's also deeply divisive RufusTFirefly Feb 2016 #8
But they don't pay their fair share for any of that! scscholar Feb 2016 #53
Indeed. surrealAmerican Feb 2016 #80
You Better Believe It! great white snark Feb 2016 #9
It's actually a way to tax the wealthy, but people are apparently too obtuse to get it. Hoyt Feb 2016 #10
Nailed it. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #14
No, I think you're the one who is obtuse on this issue BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #15
She's proposed debt free education, that's pretty close. In any event, how can you turn this into Hoyt Feb 2016 #17
"Debt free"? She's proposed refinancing at a better rate Qutzupalotl Feb 2016 #21
For those who already have loans. Jeezus. Hoyt Feb 2016 #23
OK, now you're just being completely dishonest. BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #33
Even though you are gone, here's her proposal. Hoyt Feb 2016 #37
It's shit tazkcmo Feb 2016 #79
+1 dchill Feb 2016 #94
Thank you. Some people just make shit up. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #25
Don't forget tuition grants & income based repayments. Dem2 Feb 2016 #36
Seems so obvious to me as well Dem2 Feb 2016 #22
We don't "hate the wealthy," we just don't want them buying elections Qutzupalotl Feb 2016 #31
Huh, for Sanders Social Security solution to work, cap would be increased but wealthy would not get Hoyt Feb 2016 #42
They should pay the same rate as everyone else. Qutzupalotl Feb 2016 #44
But Sanders would not allow increased benefits. Hoyt Feb 2016 #57
They get higher benefits from a higher income anyway. Qutzupalotl Feb 2016 #64
Thaaaaannkyu! Ilsa Feb 2016 #93
How many poor people would have to worry about the tax on stock trades? shawn703 Feb 2016 #45
Dont think rich kids go to public colleges? Check UC Berkeley JaneyVee Feb 2016 #12
Which used to be free until Reagan. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2016 #34
So what? There are kids from well-to-do LibDemAlways Feb 2016 #54
Actually.... JaneyVee Feb 2016 #74
Anecdote Impedimentus Feb 2016 #72
"At least she's consistently incoherent." Carlo Marx Feb 2016 #16
It's all about pitting people against each other... ReallyIAmAnOptimist Feb 2016 #18
I think she just might be superficial enough to buy into the republican class warfare meme loyalsister Feb 2016 #19
she thinks we are dumb. Cobalt Violet Feb 2016 #24
The rich will pay for school like they do now... SoapBox Feb 2016 #27
Not to mention that California did it just fine until... Lucky Luciano Feb 2016 #29
this is actually a very clever angle of attack for HRC 0rganism Feb 2016 #30
A disingenuous argument from Hillary, that's a surprise! Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #32
Free K-12 is bad because rich kids can take advantage jfern Feb 2016 #35
All of those are compulsory programs. In no country is college compulsory. Zynx Feb 2016 #69
You can drop out of HS when you turn 16 jfern Feb 2016 #70
There has to be more to this than meets the eye SmittynMo Feb 2016 #38
The rich kids deserve it too Lordquinton Feb 2016 #39
Thanks for making this point, I was going to as well Hydra Mar 2016 #112
most of what she says makes sense only to fellow travelers stupidicus Feb 2016 #41
Education is the "Great Equalizer" so I can see Phlem Feb 2016 #43
You know, there used to be free public 4 year colleges RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #46
I attended a Cal State campus from 1970-75. There LibDemAlways Feb 2016 #49
I have said the same thing elsewhere on this board. LibDemAlways Feb 2016 #47
in that regard, she seems to be open to means testing Social Security, too, as well as 3rd way chang amborin Feb 2016 #51
that is their exact argument, which then makes SS a welfare program rurallib Feb 2016 #55
Her whole argument shows the disdain she has for the American public. TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #56
I know plenty of kids from well-off families who go to public schools anotherproletariat Feb 2016 #58
We could afford it if we weren't spending trillions of dollars on war. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #89
I'm a millenial, and went to high school in an urban area with extremely diverse friends...all of anotherproletariat Mar 2016 #113
Here's an important point pdsimdars Feb 2016 #59
Is this what Hillary said? Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #62
Not much of ANYTHING Plucketeer Feb 2016 #63
Free college is bad because nichomachus Feb 2016 #65
There is a fundamental difference in the case of higher education versus K-12. Zynx Feb 2016 #66
Hee third way politics are stifling. ozone_man Feb 2016 #67
Rich kids would go to Ivy League schools or abroad secondwind Feb 2016 #68
Ivy League schools are highly selective Chico Man Feb 2016 #92
Happens all the time with "legacies" Divernan Feb 2016 #97
Stanford & Univ. of Southern California thrived back when CA had free 4 year colleges Divernan Feb 2016 #73
eggsactly NoMoreRepugs Feb 2016 #85
She knows that. She just knows some people are dumb enough to fall for the argument. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #75
So every time I see a Lamborghini using a public road... Califonz Feb 2016 #77
Chad and Buffy won't be going to Cornhole State U. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #78
Because sharing MuseRider Feb 2016 #81
Unfortunately there are enough - in fact, way too many - American boneheads out there ... DrBulldog Feb 2016 #82
Is the DNC moving to the right, or is Clinton taking the party there? PoliticalMalcontent Feb 2016 #84
Means testing entitlements is a classic republican move fbc Feb 2016 #87
I know jpb33 Feb 2016 #88
Free college already exists Chico Man Feb 2016 #90
Only for HS Valedictorians with 4.0 QPAs,sky high SATs & lots of AP classes Divernan Feb 2016 #107
I used the Ivy League as an example Chico Man Mar 2016 #120
K&R - Her argument is inane. Rich kids primarily go to private schools anyway. EndElectoral Feb 2016 #95
Adam Johnson, writing for Alternet, posted a nice article regarding this absurd argument. Carlo Marx Feb 2016 #96
Hillary wants college exclusively for trust fund kiddies. That's her main Demographic at this point. whereisjustice Feb 2016 #98
OK santabill Feb 2016 #99
Actually, YES IT DOES!!! I have no desire for my tax dollars spent to pay for 1%ers kids' education Persondem Feb 2016 #101
Does she want to " means test" Social Security as well? seaotter Feb 2016 #105
Rich Kids should not pay either. Gwhittey Feb 2016 #106
She has no clue. delrem Feb 2016 #108
All good points... MoonchildCA Mar 2016 #111
Riiiight. Just like they'll go to food banks and sleep under bridges 'cuz its free! Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #119
RW talking points felix_numinous Mar 2016 #121
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