Elizabeth Warren

sulphurdunn

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11. Accordin some research I've been doing,

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 02:22 PM

Feb 2014

State and Federal government could provide a free public university education to all qualified students for about what it spends now on loans, tax breaks, grants and scholarships. It would also stop diverting public money to financially endowed private universities and force their exclusionary tuition rates down. I wonder why that isn't happening?

http://chronicle.com/article/For-Public-Colleges-the-Best/140623/

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/01/heres-exactly-how-much-the-government-would-have-to-spend-to-make-public-college-tuition-free/282803/

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Elizabeth Warren blasts "obscene" US profits on school loans [View all] MannyGoldstein Feb 2014 OP

I keep waiting for Obama to use the word, moratorium...on school loans. Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #1

Only 12 Senators are concerned about this? I hope rhett o rick Feb 2014 #2

If Hillary Clinton is the annointed one, we need to ask her about this issue. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #18

If you need to ask.... daleanime Feb 2014 #19

Since it will be a disappointing one ... Aerows Mar 2014 #40

I hear ya.... daleanime Mar 2014 #42

k&r for Elizabeth Warren. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #3

This is an important campaigh issue! Coyotl Feb 2014 #4

I am not so sure about that. Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #6

That makes no sense at all. Coyotl Feb 2014 #23

When the banks were making the obscene profits it was AOK for decades, but if government Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #5

Exactly kratos00 Feb 2014 #7

People are "whining" because the debt burden is so incredibly immense. Coyotl Feb 2014 #25

Are you saying that usury is acceptable if the government does it? nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #27

Nailed It. bvar22 Feb 2014 #34

It's understandable why the Conservatives dont want an educated population, but rhett o rick Feb 2014 #37

Exactly. n/t Aerows Mar 2014 #41

No. DeSwiss Feb 2014 #16

Wrong. The states used to support state universities with tax money. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #21

I agree with other posters, yourself included I presume that sky high tuition rates are the crux Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #22

In this New American Century, bvar22 Feb 2014 #35

Truer words about the current state of education in this country have rarely been spoken.. whathehell Feb 2014 #39

I'd rather see Senator Warren going after private student loan lenders groundloop Feb 2014 #8

Go after collection agencies grabbing money from 30 year old student loan debt... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #10

+1000 n/t LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #14

Tuition at Berkeley used to be FREE in the 60s. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #9

I think it should be free at all public schools. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #15

Amen.... daleanime Feb 2014 #20

It goes back to "Everything that is a need should be for SALE." Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #28

I second that amen CFLDem Feb 2014 #29

Until, as I recall, notemason Feb 2014 #24

His biggest fear was that average people would realize the rich were dumb as posts. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #30

Missed that one notemason Feb 2014 #31

Admit it, until the intertubes most people thought the rich were pretty smart. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #32

Agreed notemason Feb 2014 #33

I've met some. They consider me to be a "hacker" because I can use a mouse.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #36

Accordin some research I've been doing, sulphurdunn Feb 2014 #11

"I wonder why that isn't happening?" Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #17

Exactly. I had to read down the thread this far for this bit of reason. Coyotl Feb 2014 #26

Subsidies to corps, tax havens for the rich, rip-off the kids. USA! USA! USA! polichick Feb 2014 #12

THIS is criminal benld74 Feb 2014 #13

I hope she succeeds F4lconF16 Feb 2014 #38