2016 Postmortem

DetlefK

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60. Well, not perfectly free. About $100-200 per semester.

Reply to pinebox (Reply #47)

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 06:09 AM

Nov 2015

But those are administrative fees. They aren't legally regarded as tuition fees.

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what limits would you have on the free public university thing? [View all] hill2016 Nov 2015 OP

Is that going to be Hillary's go-to message this year - limiting expectations? reformist2 Nov 2015 #1

she's doesn't hill2016 Nov 2015 #2

Perhaps "Yes We Can't!" should be her defeatist supporters battle cry! AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #50

Ponies and Rainbows eh? I'm curious where you'd have been.... Armstead Nov 2015 #69

I believe so. It is the 'We Can't' campaign. nt Live and Learn Nov 2015 #6

Hillary Clinton's running a civil forfeiture campaign Scootaloo Nov 2015 #53

Policies are things that get worked out. Ron Green Nov 2015 #3

and people hill2016 Nov 2015 #4

The problem is... kenfrequed Nov 2015 #9

And the jobs that she would require students to have. Where are they? Live and Learn Nov 2015 #28

Uhm... kenfrequed Nov 2015 #81

Uhm.. I was agreeing with you. nt Live and Learn Nov 2015 #82

When I was a kid in the segregated South, Ron Green Nov 2015 #13

But you don't counter-negotiate yourself before even coming to the table. Scootaloo Nov 2015 #55

Right on. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #8

I wouldn't expect living expenses to be paid because the schools should be plentiful Live and Learn Nov 2015 #5

Exactly. Not sure what is so hard to understand about this. Crystalite Nov 2015 #12

i asked what limits would you have? hill2016 Nov 2015 #15

And she answered. Did you actually read her post? nt Live and Learn Nov 2015 #20

Preference to undergrads, support for struggling students not available to stronger students Crystalite Nov 2015 #36

You must be about my age. They were actually free before our time. Live and Learn Nov 2015 #19

Yup! I was high school class of 74... Crystalite Nov 2015 #37

Oh, you are much older. Live and Learn Nov 2015 #39

Tuition history at UC Berkley jeff47 Nov 2015 #31

Before demanding some answers, how about bothering to learn some history? jeff47 Nov 2015 #7

Yes! kenfrequed Nov 2015 #11

i asked what limits would you have? hill2016 Nov 2015 #16

Still demanding? nt Live and Learn Nov 2015 #21

What limits were there when we did have free public university education? jeff47 Nov 2015 #26

Bernie Sanders' "College for All Act" puts in 2/3 federally for free tuition when Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #10

I asked what limits would you have? hill2016 Nov 2015 #17

Oh bother! nt Live and Learn Nov 2015 #24

I'd keep the current standards Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #27

Why would there have to be limits? AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #51

Google broken? Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #14

i asked what limits would you have? hill2016 Nov 2015 #18

You tossed up a bunch of uninformed arggle Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #22

In a nutshell, yes. nt Live and Learn Nov 2015 #25

sorry hill2016 Nov 2015 #35

Why do you believe there must be 'limits'? AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #52

My problem with Sanders plan is the funding approach mythology Nov 2015 #23

The "College for All Act" doesn't say that there is the same funding per student. Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #30

It only covers public colleges AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #54

there needs to be more equality in public school system first JI7 Nov 2015 #29

We are capable of multitasking. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2015 #32

not really JI7 Nov 2015 #40

Yes really. jeff47 Nov 2015 #41

no, i'm aruging that that free college will just mean those who are better off JI7 Nov 2015 #43

Why wait? Kentonio Nov 2015 #59

Why would it harm those who have much less? jeff47 Nov 2015 #75

This is bologna AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #79

I don't think some expectation of "giving back" is unreasonable: jonno99 Nov 2015 #33

Regarding living expenses Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #34

I like ponies Kalidurga Nov 2015 #38

I attended the University of California from 1963 until I graduated in 1966 tularetom Nov 2015 #42

Actually, we need to expand upon Bernie's plan... we need to forgive $1 trillion in student loans! reformist2 Nov 2015 #44

AMEN! pinebox Nov 2015 #48

Legitimate question that needs to be asked Gman Nov 2015 #45

Enough with the stupid snark already. We get it, you support the 1%. litlbilly Nov 2015 #46

About 70% of American high school graduates (or roughly 50% of the age cohort) go to college Recursion Nov 2015 #58

Germany is low compared to other OECD states. But that number is rising Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #62

What Germany calls 'trade schools' AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #80

Talk to me Goose, my son is German and is in University. pinebox Nov 2015 #47

About half as many Germans go to college as Americans per capita Recursion Nov 2015 #57

your numbers appear to be dubious. Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #63

No, they don't (nt) Recursion Nov 2015 #65

Yeah they are. Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #67

So did I. You're wrong Recursion Nov 2015 #68

Do you know WHY that is though? pinebox Nov 2015 #73

Well, not perfectly free. About $100-200 per semester. DetlefK Nov 2015 #60

check this out pinebox Nov 2015 #74

Well, I studied in Germany. DetlefK Nov 2015 #77

I lived there as non military, x wife is German pinebox Nov 2015 #78

Okay, best answers. LoveIsNow Nov 2015 #49

It's an important question. Fewer Europeans go to college than Americans Recursion Nov 2015 #56

Just an example how Germany does it: DetlefK Nov 2015 #61

I would exclude the Trumps lovemydog Nov 2015 #64

The ponies and ice cream promises... NCTraveler Nov 2015 #66

Better to aim for ponies and unicorns that Hogs and Wolves /nt Armstead Nov 2015 #70

Pipe dreams and ponies? Heaven forbid we have an educated populace. Vinca Nov 2015 #71

what limits would you place on LWolf Nov 2015 #72

When I went to a state college in California in the 1960s, MineralMan Nov 2015 #76

For most on DU, the limit is actually having to pay taxes on it taught_me_patience Nov 2015 #83