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In reply to the discussion: Obama Proposes Free Community College Program [View all]Calista241
(5,586 posts)59. What happened to the whole compassionate conservative meme?
Where conservatives said they cared about people? One would think this would be an awesome program for them to demonstrate that compassion.
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Herding cats....good one...that is what it is with this new 9% approval Congress..someone please make a cartoon...
Fred Sanders
Jan 2015
#9
My dad went to community college (free), UC Berkeley (very low cost), and worked his way through med
SharonAnn
Jan 2015
#18
"We also have to make sure that everybody has the opportunity to constantly run the hamster wheel."
unrepentant progress
Jan 2015
#8
The Doom and Gloomers will be here shortly to explain to us why this is just a TERRIBLE idea...
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#11
I think it should only require a 2 point average. Why should these students be required
pnwmom
Jan 2015
#13
Even if true, so what? Why should only "average" and above students get free tuition?
NewDeal_Dem
Jan 2015
#30
That's what I was afraid of. Doubtful it will happen then with this current congress. eom
Purveyor
Jan 2015
#36
Oregon has a program that allows the first one or two years of community college free
bhikkhu
Jan 2015
#20
An associates is *not* useless in the job market. For example, a friend's daughter
NewDeal_Dem
Jan 2015
#31
The Rethuglicons will work overtime to see nothing like this materializes . Two reasons are the
geretogo
Jan 2015
#41
And in California, the gov recently signed a bill allowing CC'd to provide BA's.
Xithras
Jan 2015
#45
I noticed in the Bush years, Dems can propose very good policies when they have no chance of being
yurbud
Jan 2015
#49
The costs of higher ed have risen dramatically - esp. in comparison to earning potential.
Yo_Mama
Jan 2015
#61
A Romney campaign worker was on a show Sunday night, (CBS news, Frontline? I don't
jtuck004
Jan 2015
#64