California ballot initiative would make college free for residents

Oakland Tribune ^ | 3/22/12 | Katy Murphy

[Chode]

and if there were more people who qualify than there are seats???

[Grams A]

Sweet, when the tuition is free, the university will be able to charge even more.”

There is more truth than fiction in that statement. Watch for all the add-on’s and increases in lab supplies, pre-registration, registration, early choice of classes, etc. Since these students won’t have to pay tuition they will have all that “extra” money - never let a good pile of money go to waste. And, of course, they will pay it without a whimper because, after all, they no longer have to pay tuition.

[SunkenCiv]

This is really no problem at all.

It just means a 85 to 90 percent restriction on enrollments and staffing cutbacks, broken tenure in all but name, oh, and btw, tax increases.

And no, admission standards still won’t be connected to academic achievement through grade 12.

Thanks SmithL.

[GeronL]

“free tuition” would allow colleges to double their prices

[GeronL]

Minorities, which includes women and not Asians, will be spotted 1.0

[GOPJ]

The rest of us are NOT going to bail California out...

[going hot]

If this did get on the ballot with the other tax increases Brown and his cohorts are putting forth some will be looking at a 14 to 15 state income tax.

We need free gas, a 1% additional tax on those that make a whole lotta bucks ought to do it.

We need free food. A 1/2 % tax on those filthy rich ought to do it.

We need free housing. say, a 2% tax on those rich scumbuckets ought to be enough.

We should not be forced to work. A pension for all residents, financed by those evil rich bastages should cover the costs hansomly.

Hey, where did everybody go?

[GeronL]

And my kid can work under the table as good as any illegal. He has no pride.

That is quite a boast!

[Oldexpat]

If tuition is free..then they will need to cut the enrollment a lot and sell off some of the schools to private institutions. There simply is not enough money from taxes..now or new to pay for all this. I actually think very low tuition at state schools would be a good idea, but then they would need to be very small selective schools with low overhead and low pay for professors. Like the were 40 years ago.

[Pontiac]

That is quite a boast!

Hey Democrats can’t have all of the low lives. It’s not bragging if it’s true.

Hey and what pride he has is undeserved.

[GeronL]

When have leftists ever cared if there is money to pay for their wants?

[GeronL]

We need a competing petition that would have the state pay the students a “living wage” to go to free college.

[editor-surveyor]

Anyone should be able to see where this circus would lead.

The entire nation of Mexico would jump across the border the day after the election.
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[catnipman]

“would make state university tuition-free for full-time, in-state students who maintain a 2.7 GPA

2.7 gpa? That’s hard”

don’t forget the:

“OR 70 hours community service”!

[catnipman]

“The really really stupid kids
will do the community service.”

And petty criminals who have to do court-ordered community service automatically qualify for free college tuition!

[catnipman]

“He can just live and work for a year.”

Work? He don’t need to do no stinking work! Just live on welfare there for a year to become a resident!

[Kevmo]

bflr

[Carry_Okie]

It used to be free, until the Marxists took over.

[grey_whiskers]

I though California was already way past broke. I guess they are just trying to see how deep they can possibly dig the hole.

All the way to China!

Cheers!

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Lol, yep.