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In reply to the discussion: Explain This To Me Like I'm A Complete Idiot, Part 15: No Millennial Left Behind? [View all]d_legendary1
(2,586 posts)1. Tax the rich
2. Put some of that rich taxed money into the state and local colleges where it belongs (which makes college affordable)
3. Make it a crime for anyone to start a for-profit college. If we can't do that then at least make sure that the funds these institutions receive from the government go towards education costs and not overhead. Here in Florida we've had several for-profit colleges go belly up and screw over the students.
4. If anyone wants to cut money towards education they have to have a 3/4 majority in order to do so (cons have been using this rule to impose gay marriage bans, tax cuts, etc. in their states).
5. Get rid of all state contractors. Want the roads fixed? Start a Department of Labor that hires qualified Joes and have them fix our infrastructure. For the most part contractors build shitty roads in urban areas while they build pristine ones in suburban areas. At least these guys would be accountable to us, unlike the scam most of these contractors have going in their states.
BTW these ideas are meant to be at the State Level.