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marylandblue

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14. Not everyone is cut out for college, but you can't get a well-paying job without it.
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 01:59 PM
Apr 2019

So the whole college thing just reinforces the inequities. It used to be you could get a good job, without college. If we made blue-collar and service industry jobs pay better, fewer people would need or want to go to college, but more lives would be improved.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
So much wrong with this: Merlot Apr 2019 #1
He does say college costs should be lower, so you are in agreement there. marylandblue Apr 2019 #7
So much wrong with the TITLE. We don't HAVE to agree on Hortensis Apr 2019 #30
I thought that's why we had campaigns and primaries. We OregonBlue Apr 2019 #2
Community college should be made easily accessible. MH1 Apr 2019 #3
Princeton uses it's large endowment to foot tuition for kids from Blue_true Apr 2019 #43
Kind of a dumb argument jberryhill Apr 2019 #4
Yes, he does realize that, but he's asking if that's the best use of our money. marylandblue Apr 2019 #8
That's still ridiculously simplistic jberryhill Apr 2019 #21
Yours is a long but simplistic response to an intentionally short post. marylandblue Apr 2019 #25
I like your reasoning on this. Blue_true Apr 2019 #45
For as smart as Mayor Pete is... Politicub Apr 2019 #37
One thing that can be done with tuition debt is Blue_true Apr 2019 #46
That's what I thought. LuvNewcastle Apr 2019 #41
Every economically-based argument in the world always has two sides ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #5
The concept of free college is great and hard to object to, but The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #6
One solution is to have shorter courses, maybe 6 or 10 weeks. greymattermom Apr 2019 #27
But they'd still have to take enough cumulative classes to have learned something The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #29
Let's focus on the dire priority of healthcare first. dubyadiprecession Apr 2019 #9
Back when I went to college (1960s), there was no tuition at the state colleges MineralMan Apr 2019 #10
So in summary it costs a lot so only people Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #11
Not everyone is cut out for college, but you can't get a well-paying job without it. marylandblue Apr 2019 #14
But oddly enough filthy rich bastards Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #17
No, we shouldn't allow people to commit felonious fraud, and marylandblue Apr 2019 #35
How about we let them figure that out without Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #36
I don't disagree. But any solution has social costs as well as benefits. marylandblue Apr 2019 #38
As a concept: free college its fine. Practically speaking, what does that actually mean? tymorial Apr 2019 #12
Would high school be okay at 11 grades? What about 13? jberryhill Apr 2019 #24
That makes no sense what so ever. Nt tymorial Apr 2019 #31
What makes it okay to fund education for 12 years, but not 16? jberryhill Apr 2019 #33
Oh, I understand now. Rather than debate my argument you resort to strawman tymorial Apr 2019 #34
This is the 21st century. dogman Apr 2019 #13
Even in the 21st century, we can't all work in STEM or management. marylandblue Apr 2019 #16
And in today's labor market they need training. dogman Apr 2019 #19
I agree. We need more of that. marylandblue Apr 2019 #20
That's why Bernie wants to make Unionization easier. dogman Apr 2019 #23
Not everyone is cut out for kindergarten Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #18
Nope, they want you to be able to tie your shoes first. dogman Apr 2019 #22
Seriously? jberryhill Apr 2019 #26
My grandsons had homework in kindergarten. greymattermom Apr 2019 #28
It should be free or significantly subsidized for those whose families cannot afford it Buckeyeblue Apr 2019 #15
I agree with subsidizing. People should pay something because it is a thing of value. If you UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #40
Well, I worked at a major corporation and we (in my area) hired IT professionals out of ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2019 #32
Missing the education angle jaceaf Apr 2019 #39
It doesn't make you rich, it does get you in the door. Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #48
I see his point. Blue_true Apr 2019 #42
A problem easily resolved by making community college free ecstatic Apr 2019 #44
He is looking at the bigger picture. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #47
Free college tuition at public colleges means Mr Tibbs Apr 2019 #49
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