Posted on 08/01/2016 12:40:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
This might be an idea whose time has come: Nearly two-thirds of Americans are in favor of free college for everyone, and about three-quarters think at least some people should be eligible for free college, a new survey shows.
As the labor market increasingly benefits the better educated, and as college education and earnings potential become more tightly linked, people are coming around to an idea that seemed radical until very recently.
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders touted the idea as a central plank of his primary platform, and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton recently announced her own version, which includes a household income cap of $85,000 that rises to $125,000 in the future, while Republican nominee Donald Trump has not released a detailed plan to address tuition costs....
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Reduced to this HAAHHA
“Will the professors work for free?”
The tenured professors and the administrators will continue to draw large salaries and deliver little in the way of work or results. While the tenured professors consult, go to conferences, and teach one or two courses the low paid adjuncts and grad students will continue to carry most of the teaching load.
Today... I want a ‘66 Pontiac GTO 400 HO w Manual Trans, Red w Black Interior, a Cabin in the Mountains and Free Ice-cream for life.
I have a much longer list for tomorrow
Just means two-thirds of Americans are stupid.
A free college education will be just as marketable as anything else that is free.
“Really depends on how the work study program functions. Currently, it’s almost impossible to find a work study candidate who will actually WORK during the time they’re supposed to. Most just want a paid position where they can sit in a quiet place, do their homework, and get paid for it. They act like it’s a huge imposition for them to have to do something to earn the money they’re paid.”
In my day you worked! No credit or paycheck if you don’t work. But, I know what you mean. I am self employed and work by myself. My son supervises a bunch of young people and the stories he tells me about their work ethic is amazing. Most that don’t make it go home to live with Mom and Dad (this is one of the biggest problems).
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