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To: Bryanw92
hillary is so out of touch. A lot of those grads she's paid to speak to have horrendous college debt and/or the need for money to get started in life. The money would be better spent as a tuition reimbursement split among the graduates.

I never knew speakers got fees and expenses to speak at graduation. I thought it was an honor, not a money transfer scam to the elite. If they do speak, it should be for free, and the only reward should be an honorary degree.

I wonder how much other college money is wasted.

37 posted on 07/05/2014 1:47:22 PM PDT by grania
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To: grania

>>hillary is so out of touch.

>>I never knew speakers got fees and expenses to speak at graduation. I thought it was an honor, not a money transfer scam to the elite. If they do speak, it should be for free, and the only reward should be an honorary degree.

Colleges are out of touch with reality. That’s the unintended consequence of student loans. They don’t care how much the tuition is because no one has to pay it right now (except for a few adult learners who don’t have a voice on campus anyway).

I working on my Bachelors degree at age 51 and the costs are just insane. I get 80% reimbursement on tuition and 50% on books from my employer, and even the part that I pay is criminal. But that’s how the system works. Experience, talent, and self-learning counts for nothing. All that matters is that very expensive piece of paper that shows that you can think inside the box and follow instructions.


42 posted on 07/05/2014 2:51:34 PM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyranni)
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