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Could he afford it back then? vi5 Jan 2016 #1
Back then college was affordable. Vinca Jan 2016 #6
He was a Rhodes Scholar (eom) Samantha Jan 2016 #70
Don't think that is what he meant, but it's not like folks care about accuracy. Hoyt Jan 2016 #2
Post removed Post removed Jan 2016 #5
You're advancing a strange idea of accuracy. JackRiddler Jan 2016 #10
He did not say, "if you can't afford it, tough s*&t." Clearly, he said tax dollars should Hoyt Jan 2016 #20
I guess he should learn to be less tone-deaf. JackRiddler Jan 2016 #31
No he is not. He's essentially advocating a means test. Jeeez. Hoyt Jan 2016 #36
Essentially, perhaps, the quote comes across as JackRiddler Jan 2016 #37
Stop pointing and reading one word at a time. Things might make more sense to you. Hoyt Jan 2016 #42
Stop mischaracterizing what I say and address the issue. JackRiddler Jan 2016 #45
You Just Make It Free Up To A Certain Income Level, Then Decrease The Subsidy Incrementally CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #62
remember how Bernie's paying for it Enrique Jan 2016 #3
Not what he was implying at all... Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2016 #4
How do you know what he was implying? JackRiddler Jan 2016 #7
He was stating rich people don't need Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2016 #13
The Sanders proposal is... JackRiddler Jan 2016 #15
exactly grasswire Jan 2016 #79
Yale and Harvard aren't public schools notadmblnd Jan 2016 #26
Also, how are you going to define rich? JackRiddler Jan 2016 #38
Rich kids don't go to public college. onecaliberal Jan 2016 #77
When will Hillary realize that Bill always sabotages her ambitions? reformist2 Jan 2016 #8
Soap opera. JackRiddler Jan 2016 #39
This is such an incredible distortion of what he said. Bleacher Creature Jan 2016 #9
Has the New York Times misquoted him? JackRiddler Jan 2016 #12
You're purposely misreading this. How special! MeNMyVolt Jan 2016 #11
Did Big Brother raise the chocolate ration again? JackRiddler Jan 2016 #14
He doesn't think that poor people should be paying for rich people's college. MeNMyVolt Jan 2016 #17
How is it that free universities were once considered affordable public goods JackRiddler Jan 2016 #29
please explain how -- in any scenario -- poor people would be paying.. grasswire Jan 2016 #80
To be honest, his point is that there are people who CAN afford to pay for college Maedhros Jan 2016 #16
Thank you. Bleacher Creature Jan 2016 #18
Actually, a very cogent reply. MeNMyVolt Jan 2016 #24
Bernie's plan pertains to assisting students attending public colleges Samantha Jan 2016 #30
It's really a stupid argument. [n/t] Maedhros Jan 2016 #65
Not at all when complaints are heard from voters they don't want to pay Samantha Jan 2016 #69
Wow - that's not what he said Empowerer Jan 2016 #19
Trump's kids aren't going to public schools... JackRiddler Jan 2016 #28
The point is "means testing" complicates things beyond belief and creates lines in the sand that... Bread and Circus Jan 2016 #33
Post removed Post removed Jan 2016 #21
+1 Bleacher Creature Jan 2016 #23
Could they have afforded High School and Elementry School also? dogman Jan 2016 #22
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service demmiblue Jan 2016 #25
Funnily enough, I would have voted "LEAVE IT" JackRiddler Jan 2016 #27
What a disingenuous asshole. Bill and Hillary are the 1% of 1% of 1% of 1% Bread and Circus Jan 2016 #32
They just don't get it. No surprise from the man behind "welfare reform" Chathamization Jan 2016 #34
I think they do get it Kalidurga Jan 2016 #35
Thanks, that's another good reason. And there are plenty more. Chathamization Jan 2016 #44
Jesus Haploid Christ in combat boots. hifiguy Jan 2016 #40
Educate the poor silenttigersong Jan 2016 #41
And there ends the war against poverty. When billy was jwirr Jan 2016 #43
His bio said scholarships and student loans notadmblnd Jan 2016 #53
Wow...Way to miss the point. Lucinda Jan 2016 #46
Yeah, yeah, I get this sophistry. JackRiddler Jan 2016 #48
There is not an unlimited amount of financial resources in this country at this time Lucinda Jan 2016 #57
How about you make the rich pay by taxing them? JackRiddler Jan 2016 #58
I'm cool with that. Get it through congress. I think Lucinda Jan 2016 #67
Look, you are missing a big point. Almost every social program jwirr Jan 2016 #74
There would be money if the rich were bothering to participate jwirr Jan 2016 #72
There would also be money if we stopped massive military spending Lucinda Jan 2016 #73
Mostly because every president since 1980 has been fighting jwirr Jan 2016 #75
What I don't understand... tarheelsunc Jan 2016 #50
I don't get it either. I'm also seeing people complaining about the town hall Lucinda Jan 2016 #54
Totally constructed argument. JackRiddler Jan 2016 #59
By miles. ucrdem Jan 2016 #51
In that case what does he think of Social Security? Medicare? jwirr Jan 2016 #71
1/2 point for willful misreading. ucrdem Jan 2016 #47
Whatever. JackRiddler Jan 2016 #49
Come on, it wasn't a good OP. Just let it die. MeNMyVolt Jan 2016 #52
It doesn't need to be true ucrdem Jan 2016 #55
Oh! So cut to the deep! I fear I breathe my last. JackRiddler Jan 2016 #60
I don't think he meant that, but SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #56
Not just the wording but the clear support of the status quo system. JackRiddler Jan 2016 #61
In other words you intentionally misread it and started a thread to bash the Clintons. ucrdem Jan 2016 #63
No. How about I don't care what you think? JackRiddler Jan 2016 #64
But the government can bail out every criminal Wall St. bank brentspeak Jan 2016 #66
Some people can afford to save up for their retirement DBoon Jan 2016 #68
"We should have money to put into jobs and infrastructure.” Zorra Jan 2016 #76
The results are in, and it's a skunkin'! Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #78
Someone's gone bekloppt! JackRiddler Jan 2016 #81
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