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Two-Thirds of Americans Support Free College Tuition
NBC News ^ | August 1, 2016 | Martha C. White

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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TOPICS: Education; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; 2016polls; democrats; education; educationfunding; hillary; socialism; taxandspend; tuition
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

2/3 ? oh paleeze


41 posted on 08/01/2016 12:56:03 PM PDT by stylin19a
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

...as long as they aren’t paying for it.

They forgot to add that part.


42 posted on 08/01/2016 12:56:39 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

...and ponies.

Most people support receiving benefits they do not have to pay for.


43 posted on 08/01/2016 12:56:45 PM PDT by Toliph
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I would like colleges and universities to adopt more work/study programs. So it takes 5 - 6 years to get a degree. The individual will come out with minimal or no debt, the satisfaction of knowing they paid for their degree, and some experience.


44 posted on 08/01/2016 12:57:13 PM PDT by upbeat5
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To: areukiddingme1

But I am sure you would be able to keep your college.


45 posted on 08/01/2016 12:57:54 PM PDT by CJ Wolf (Dark, gloomy, dismal, pessimistic, negative, downbeat, bleak, grim, fatalistic, black, somber;-)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I'm strongly in favor of free college online - no instructors, programmed instruction with online exams. Pass the exams, get the degree - and no profit for the Left.

Other forms of "free" college are simply a type of political payback for one of the most loyal Democrat voter groups, and they should not be seriously considered.

46 posted on 08/01/2016 12:57:57 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Blood of Tyrants
< This is no different. People think that a college education is a “right”. Nothing is a “right” if it has to be provided by the labors of another. No one has a “right” to my money except my minor children.

I have had this same argument with clueless self entitled brats in the past. I'll tell them that only "rights" they have are God given and recognized by people of experience who understand what rights are and are not by the sweat of their own brow. If someone else has to give it to you they aren't rights.

47 posted on 08/01/2016 12:59:07 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Right, two thirds of the Americans are nothing but a
bunch of dam socialists.


48 posted on 08/01/2016 1:00:42 PM PDT by ravenwolf (into uakingua)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
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.

Where did they pull these BS statistics from?

To be fair, they should pay back all the people who have already paid for college.....

How about we just give everyone a million dollars?....and a pony.

49 posted on 08/01/2016 1:00:48 PM PDT by Envisioning (Before we get started, does anyone want to get out?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Dear High School Senior,

Congratulations! You get FREE COLLEGE TUITION!

Isn't that wonderful?!?

All you have to do for the rest of your life is to pay the tuition for all the college students who will come behind you.

Isn't that wonderful?

50 posted on 08/01/2016 1:03:12 PM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Make America Great Again!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Free college, free food, free clothing, free housing, free healthcare, free wifi . . .

Everything should be free. Actually, people should not have to work (work is oppression), so who needs free college?

Let’s all relax and enjoy our free money from the free money tree.


51 posted on 08/01/2016 1:05:03 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: upbeat5
I would like colleges and universities to adopt more work/study programs. So it takes 5 - 6 years to get a degree. The individual will come out with minimal or no debt, the satisfaction of knowing they paid for their degree, and some experience.

This has been a huge success for several decades at Drexel U. in Philly.

52 posted on 08/01/2016 1:05:30 PM PDT by bankwalker (Does a fish know that it's wet?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
There is a real problem here. Anyone who pays college tuition knows it has gone up twice as fast as inflation. We are de industrializing and telling everyone to tool up and get college educated. In the old days you could work your way thru school and be debt free on graduation. That isn't possible any more.

I do not have the answer.

53 posted on 08/01/2016 1:06:32 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

AND FREE COFFEE at Starbucks.....


54 posted on 08/01/2016 1:07:20 PM PDT by LeonardFMason (LanceyHoward would AGREE)
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To: upbeat5
I would like colleges and universities to adopt more work/study programs. So it takes 5 - 6 years to get a degree. The individual will come out with minimal or no debt, the satisfaction of knowing they paid for their degree, and some experience.

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.

55 posted on 08/01/2016 1:07:27 PM PDT by Hoffer Rand (Bear His image. Bring His message. Be the Church.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Free college so kids can learn how to be good little democrat socialists..


56 posted on 08/01/2016 1:12:39 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Why not cut out the middleman and simply mail everyone a diploma?

It only follows that if I have the right to free college, I have a right to graduate whether I learn anything or not.

"Everybody has won, and all must have prizes." ................. Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Why not skip the race and go directly to the prizes? They'll be worthless anyway.

57 posted on 08/01/2016 1:14:03 PM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: kaehurowing

Along with the pony he promised a $2500 savings on health insurance. Waiting on that one too.


58 posted on 08/01/2016 1:18:11 PM PDT by A message
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

I understand this and could get on board under the strictest guidelines.
But first I want to know WHY it costs so damn much for college?
And for those who can’t afford it, let’s here real examples, not the “My college debt was 200,000”. Yeah, for 8 years of school to become a brain surgeon, perhaps its required!
The reason I could get on board with free/reduced college is because an educated society benefits the entire populace. Stupid people cause problems, can’t get jobs and are more prone to criminal behavior, thus becoming a drain on society.
I honestly don’t know how it would work, but with the right plan, I could get on board.


59 posted on 08/01/2016 1:18:49 PM PDT by No_More_Harkin
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Two-thirds of Americans are morons.


60 posted on 08/01/2016 1:20:07 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Hell No, DNC, We Won't Vote For Hillary!)
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