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In reply to the discussion: Clinton's Argument That Free College Is Bad Because Rich Kids Can Take Advantage Makes No Sense [View all]PoliticalMalcontent
(449 posts)84. Is the DNC moving to the right, or is Clinton taking the party there?
I'm just so tired of this fight. Life is hard. It shouldn't be made harder by those that have everything already.
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Ferd Berfel
Feb 2016
OP
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
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
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
I'm not in anyway trying to impugn the quality of education at stake universities - it's the social
Impedimentus
Feb 2016
#71
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
It's actually a way to tax the wealthy, but people are apparently too obtuse to get it.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#10
She's proposed debt free education, that's pretty close. In any event, how can you turn this into
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#17
Huh, for Sanders Social Security solution to work, cap would be increased but wealthy would not get
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#42
I think she just might be superficial enough to buy into the republican class warfare meme
loyalsister
Feb 2016
#19
in that regard, she seems to be open to means testing Social Security, too, as well as 3rd way chang
amborin
Feb 2016
#51
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
Stanford & Univ. of Southern California thrived back when CA had free 4 year colleges
Divernan
Feb 2016
#73
She knows that. She just knows some people are dumb enough to fall for the argument. nt
Live and Learn
Feb 2016
#75
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
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
Actually, YES IT DOES!!! I have no desire for my tax dollars spent to pay for 1%ers kids' education
Persondem
Feb 2016
#101
Riiiight. Just like they'll go to food banks and sleep under bridges 'cuz its free!
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2016
#119