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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bill Clinton: People like me and Hillary can afford to go to college. The govt can't help everyone. [View all]it is for white middle class people but for people of color and the poor it isn't. Poor, inner city kids would remain in their shit ass high schools while white middle class people would get tuition paid by those very same people. And the few who actually could get into college will still go massively in debt to pay for room and board since there will be no funds to help them out in that regard because we will be too busy paying the tuition for doctors and lawyers kids.
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Bill Clinton: People like me and Hillary can afford to go to college. The govt can't help everyone. [View all]
Skwmom
Jan 2016
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yes, the "trumps kids don't need free" comment. so are we going to start taking medicare and ss away
restorefreedom
Jan 2016
#87
No, the rich should be forced to obtain their educatation the same way us poor folks do
nolabels
Jan 2016
#144
First, that's not what was said. Second, remind me of their plan for middle class kids to go to
merrily
Jan 2016
#180
It's a red herring. Rich kids only go to state schools if they can't get into
JDPriestly
Jan 2016
#185
When I watched the extra footage on the dvd movie "Sometime in April" about the Rwanda genocide
Skwmom
Jan 2016
#55
The Clintons have been out of touch with average Americans for a long time.
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2016
#3
I know what he meant. Hillary is against tuition free college, and she also wants
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2016
#149
If I had gone from "dead broke" to $200+ mill in 15 years I might say the same.
hobbit709
Jan 2016
#4
No amount of spin would make people believe the Clintons are not establishment! n/t
Skwmom
Jan 2016
#17
Tone deaf suggests that's unfortunate phrasing that is not the real Bill Clinton
HereSince1628
Jan 2016
#20
Sorry, but his statement - we can't afford to help everyone while they have a LONG HISTORY of
Skwmom
Jan 2016
#12
Bill is the one talking...BILL! He's the one saying "Don't give free college money to RICH people."
MADem
Jan 2016
#27
Are you advocating for means testing for a free public high school education?
Tom Rinaldo
Jan 2016
#25
No, I'm not. I agree with Bernie's approach. In criticizing Bernie's plan Clinton said he
Skwmom
Jan 2016
#37
Thank you. I have a busy schedule today but maybe tonight or tomorrow I will try to n/t
Tom Rinaldo
Jan 2016
#139
Don't give Social Security to those that are rich, yada yada yada. Post-secondary education
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2016
#62
Read it slower, this time. There are a couple of rather direct and simple points in the post.
MADem
Jan 2016
#145
You know, all the fuck, God-dammit, dickhead, and fucking doesn't improve your argument.
MADem
Jan 2016
#77
Now, I do feel for you, but you do know there are people for whom a trip to the Caymans
MADem
Jan 2016
#142
I hope things look up for you--a day in the sun should help, when you finally get there. nt
MADem
Jan 2016
#168
I think people deserve help. I got through college with loans and scholarships and grants, myself.
MADem
Jan 2016
#182
Germany manages by giving us bases in exchange for the "cover" of our military prowess.
MADem
Jan 2016
#193
I don't miss the Cold War....now it's a different version of the same old tensions, though.
MADem
Jan 2016
#204
I understand perfectly that people who cannot afford things, but who get them, treasure them.
MADem
Jan 2016
#202
If we audited the Pentagon and cut the massive fraud, waste, and abuse there we could
Dustlawyer
Jan 2016
#51
Seriously. And of all the billionaries to complain about, they pick George Soros?
FSogol
Jan 2016
#24
Yup, Support for Drudge & Palin on DU while people rip Rachel Maddow & George Soros
FSogol
Jan 2016
#50
Of course Sanders' plan covers public colleges and not ITT Tech, so if people had the option of a
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2016
#32
Guess what? That 158K worth of loans that guy took out would have been ACCEPTED at
MADem
Jan 2016
#47
They can't attack the messenger because when they do it is perceived as attacking the message. I
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2016
#68
Yeah, because the rich will send their kids to free community college instead of Harvard, Yale, etc.
magical thyme
Jan 2016
#53
But should the money they'd have gotten for Community College go to Harvard instead?
KittyWampus
Jan 2016
#92
I'm sure Bill enjoyed all the grants and scholarships that were out there, including the Rhodes
secondwind
Jan 2016
#57
Bill used to have such a knack for politics. Now he's lost it. What happened? Money.
thereismore
Jan 2016
#76
You there peasants, you don't need college. Can't have you people getting educated, you might
peacebird
Jan 2016
#85
Millionaires advising people to "work hard and play by the rules". Rules set by the wealthy.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2016
#124
Democrats are voting for this attitude? That not everyone deserves healthcare or education?
LittleBlue
Jan 2016
#131
College should not be based on affordability as much as aptitude for higher learning.
Hiraeth
Jan 2016
#137
We don't do that for K-12 education. If we did all the special education students would be
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2016
#159
I think we are in agreement. You can lead people to information but, you can't make them think.
Hiraeth
Jan 2016
#161
Whatever Bill "meant," the fact remains that Clinton operatives twist Bernie's words every day.
last1standing
Jan 2016
#151
I assumed he was making a means test argument, which I strongly oppose because when
randys1
Jan 2016
#178