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Just saw Feingold's new tv spot... affordable college (Original Post) HereSince1628 Jul 2016 OP
Sure can. No one was running on free or affordable college four or eight years ago. merrily Jul 2016 #1

merrily

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1. Sure can. No one was running on free or affordable college four or eight years ago.
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 12:35 PM
Jul 2016

Our problem is that greed has permeated everything, from education to health care, religious ministries, everything.

When heads of colleges and hospitals expect to live like pashas, costs go up. When people expect huge profits from drugs, costs go up. And so on.

Once upon a time, when times were hard, people tightened their belts and helped each other out. Now, they just raise their prices.

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