tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post567158228106818669..comments2024-02-26T17:13:18.702-06:00Comments on DemoCurmudgeon: As Republicans Cut Funding for Public Universities, Tuition went through the roof.Democurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16336177394503335112noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post-65818109421496051442014-05-30T18:52:38.817-05:002014-05-30T18:52:38.817-05:00So you'd recommend that higher education be th...So you'd recommend that higher education be the equivalent of "cheap Chinese crap." Interesting, but I demand a higher standard for our future. <br /><br /> 2nd-take a look at what tech school grads are making in the 2010s vs college grads, and then tell me if your theory holds up. If you tie this in with higher unionization and wages in the trades, then we'll discuss. But I don't think that's what you or (mo)Ron Johnson wantJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post-89923627141214598822014-05-30T04:22:15.241-05:002014-05-30T04:22:15.241-05:00Any hardship Mr. Johnson has had in the past, he i...Any hardship Mr. Johnson has had in the past, he insists on attaching to my children. Any benefit he has received in the present is horded from my children. Any future for him as my senator is non-existent. antpoppanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post-57426424685649066252014-05-29T19:06:36.214-05:002014-05-29T19:06:36.214-05:00In actual reality however, if the federal governme...In actual reality however, if the federal government didn't backstop the loans to begin with, colleges and universities would have to compete for students with lower tuition costs, scholarships, and grants, instead of just turn them into young adult daycare centers with bigger pools, athletic centers, and unacademic amenities that can all be put on the credit card. I know my college really needed a new football stadium.<br /><br />If you are considering college with attached student loan debt, consider an apprenticeship, job, small business, or world travel instead. The experiences are more valuable and provide more useful skills than a party every night with kegs, drugs and sex.<br /><br />The unaffordable debt is not worth it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com