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Jeff In Milwaukee

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8. It's its mostly b)

Reply to Viking12 (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 08:49 PM

Dec 2012

In some cases, state support for higher education has been cut by more than fifty percent. Politicians run on "cutting taxes" which leaves universities no alternative but to raise tuition to make up the slack. And then those same self-righteous, sanctimonious pieces of human filth stand back and accuse colleges and universities of being irresponsible.

Tuition at private schools has actually be rising at a slower rate than public schools because private school didn't have any taxpayer support to lose -- of course, they cost more to begin with. But it's to the point where with endowed scholarships, it can actually be cheaper to attend a private school than a state school.

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Graph: College Tuition vs Wages [View all] Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 OP

That's just great. My daughter is graduating in three weeks postulater Dec 2012 #1

yep. And more financial aid doesn't seem to help, colleges just increase tuition more Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #2

please stop with the RW taking points Viking12 Dec 2012 #4

Biggest pile of horse dung I've seen today, and I was with 16 horses today. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #6

In general, sure. Igel Dec 2012 #7

I've been in higher ed for 30 years as a student, employee or both. Viking12 Dec 2012 #11

it's not a right-wing talking point. universities indeed do such things. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #12

Wow, such a compelling argument. Viking12 Dec 2012 #13

you ignored the argument of the poster above you who actually worked in university HiPointDem Dec 2012 #15

Not a RW talking point? Viking12 Dec 2012 #16

I notice you avoid acknowledging that you actually *ignored* any discussion of the issues. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #17

You could actually try responding to what I wrote Viking12 Dec 2012 #18

why? you didn't respond to what i wrote. Financial aid *does* help drive tuition increases HiPointDem Dec 2012 #19

Your saying so, does not make it true. Viking12 Dec 2012 #20

my assertion is that not only do you use smear tactics, but you call people names. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #21

I never called you any names. Viking12 Dec 2012 #22

It's its mostly b) Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #8

College loans have become the property of the commercial banking and finance industry. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #23

Exactly the opposite Viking12 Dec 2012 #26

Sort of. The federal government underwrites the loans to the loan "servicers". geckosfeet Dec 2012 #28

Here's another one mythology Dec 2012 #3

And that $1,053 average is going a LONG way Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #5

In my family, a 3rd Year Intern and a MS in engineering are struggling to pay off only the MD debts. libdem4life Dec 2012 #9

"average". 40% of people working for minimum retail wages have some college, too. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #14

Depressing as hell. n/t intheflow Dec 2012 #10

what are the units on the y-axis? central scrutinizer Dec 2012 #24

If you don't know what you are looking at, how can you call it misleading? Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #25

Looks like relative percentage normalized to 100 at the x axis. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #29

Ugh this is scary darkangel218 Dec 2012 #27

Only 9K for me... AndrewRN Dec 2012 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #31