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Kellerfeller

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30. Yep

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 05:24 PM

Jan 2012

But a PhD costs more than $40.

And although you can work on your PhD on your own, no reputable school will grant you one doing it that way. There are plenty of ways to study for the GED for free at the library and online.

And the change in pay and unemployment changes more significantly for those with a diploma/GED.

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GOP plan: No HS diploma? No unemployment check [View all] Speed8098 Jan 2012 OP

It just goes to show you how out of touch they are! n/t Fearless Jan 2012 #1

"Out of touch" is being kind. Speed8098 Jan 2012 #2

Sadder still ... Nihil Jan 2012 #17

they're not out of touch, they're just evil. provis99 Jan 2012 #4

Beyond evil! Wind Dancer Jan 2012 #47

More and more and more - yes, they really are making me sick too. gtar100 Jan 2012 #3

Not just that, but that if they undertake adult education, karynnj Jan 2012 #5

Sounds like a plan to initiate discrimination. Recall early in 2011 when some employers sad sally Jan 2012 #6

Well are you really suprised though? I mean the GOP has largely been advocates of discrimination cstanleytech Jan 2012 #11

what employees pay unemployment tax? Employers pay that Roland99 Jan 2012 #7

No you're right, in the US all unemployment taxes are paid by employers.... Rowdyboy Jan 2012 #10

They're directly paid by employers, but employees definitely pay for all of it. sofa king Jan 2012 #15

You are correct Speed8098 Jan 2012 #16

+1 Roland99 Jan 2012 #20

On one hand Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #21

It's not a realistic option for everyone. mac56 Jan 2012 #25

Why is pursuing it Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #26

Why is pursuing it... LanternWaste Jan 2012 #27

It's not "necessary" Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #28

Getting as PhD and a Masters in molecular Biology helps too. LanternWaste Jan 2012 #29

Yep Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #30

Certainly you would agree that not everyone shines at being a student. mac56 Jan 2012 #31

Sure but Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #34

"The GED is setting the bar pretty low." mac56 Jan 2012 #35

Of course Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #36

You are painting with an extremely broad brush. mac56 Jan 2012 #37

Sorry, I just don't buy the "too stupid" argument Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #38

I never do this but....... Speed8098 Jan 2012 #39

I never do this either, but +1. Still Blue in PDX Jan 2012 #40

Yep, I deserve it Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #43

Nope, happens to me too. Just wanted to chime in though and say I agree with you. riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #48

Here is NJ we pay some. amyrose2712 Jan 2012 #23

It will bite them. When they alienate every demographic but one. Western europeans. WingDinger Jan 2012 #8

i take it you mean descendants of europeans? renegade000 Jan 2012 #12

Several of my tea party relatives have no HS diploma abelenkpe Jan 2012 #9

I'm going to have to make sure that I vote for at least one high school dropout in each election. Trillo Jan 2012 #13

Ridiculous is how they roll. neverforget Jan 2012 #14

Destroy education...eliminate jobs...make education a requirement to get unemployment benefits.... Evasporque Jan 2012 #18

The GOP also got angry that Obama wants every kid to have the ability to go to college. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #19

This fits in with the GOP notion that being poor is your fault. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #22

+1000 mac56 Jan 2012 #32

Next nineteen50 Jan 2012 #24

Just wait till they make being poor illegal! n/t durablend Jan 2012 #44

It's a deliberate poison pill. Lil Missy Jan 2012 #33

Good grief! When I think about the literacy level demonstrated by the signs at Republican rallies Still Blue in PDX Jan 2012 #41

"...would require anyone collecting them to have a high school diploma..." unkachuck Jan 2012 #42

More idjicy from the idjits! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #45

I have worked with people unionworks Jan 2012 #46