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sulphurdunn

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31. I think you will find

Reply to JPZenger (Reply #25)

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:36 PM

Dec 2012

that to be true in states unwilling to collect enough revenue to fund their public sectors. They need worry less about cost and more about revenue. California comes to mind. A good place to start would be a Constitutional amendment forbidding states to pass any laws that restrict their power to levy taxes.

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College Used to Be the American Dream -- Now It's the American Nightmare [View all] xchrom Dec 2012 OP

k/r marmar Dec 2012 #1

Is there another way? Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #2

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2012 #3

You have hit the nail directly on the head. American education is conceived as a profit-making.... Raster Dec 2012 #4

I agree. Wall street has plugged into this system with the government underwriting geckosfeet Dec 2012 #5

Education is no longer a public service duhneece Dec 2012 #6

Yes, you got it Mass Dec 2012 #12

I wouldn't have a college education if it weren't for the fact of my double citizenship. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #17

I saw a facebook post a few weeks ago. CrispyQ Dec 2012 #26

My daughter went to the UK for her masters as well. Same thing - MUCH cheaper riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #24

Or a place to gouge students fora new world class workout gym uponit7771 Dec 2012 #22

We bailed out the too big to fail banksters and gave them trillion$ in bonuses dotymed Dec 2012 #7

Yeah, but it won't happen. GatorLarry Dec 2012 #8

Fucking Richie Rich! lonestarnot Dec 2012 #9

Amen. woo me with science Dec 2012 #10

And no one will ever be even charged for the mortgage/foreclosure debacle. They have no Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #11

Started under Reagan. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #13

Yes, and also on the state level central scrutinizer Dec 2012 #29

High tuition costs and low grants Mass Dec 2012 #14

Where does that come from? former-republican Dec 2012 #18

More like ridiculous facilities upgrades. MadrasT Dec 2012 #34

All higher learning institutions should be run on non profit former-republican Dec 2012 #15

We need more scholarships available for those who decide to go into engineering, science, math, JaneyVee Dec 2012 #16

No , we need to contain costs former-republican Dec 2012 #19

That too. But still, containing costs doesn't guarantee that best & brightest can afford to attend. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #20

Our kids going college has reached the point of absurdity like health care in this former-republican Dec 2012 #21

Aren't they mostly state run? dkf Dec 2012 #28

State funding of public sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #23

State funds that used to go public colleges was diverted to medicaid JPZenger Dec 2012 #25

I think you will find sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #31

Must be the bank's/wall street's fault right? dkf Dec 2012 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author marmar Dec 2012 #30

Several public universities are being pro-active central scrutinizer Dec 2012 #32

I paid $100/semester in the late 1970's...In California TheProgressive Dec 2012 #33