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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: On opening college education for all who can benefit [View all]Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)3. It is not a realistic goal
And those countries you mention early on decide who goes to college and who does not...they do not send as many to college as we do...here everyone has a shot which I think is better. And what happens is what happened in Georgia with the hope scholarship where rich folks who can afford the best schools and tutors took the places...and everyone else was out of luck. Also, Bernie raises payroll taxes to do it...so the poor who are in shitty schools have little chance but must pay for their 'betters' to go. Like most of Bernie's ideas, it is not well thought out and reeks of entitlement. We need to improve public schools for all and I like Hillary's idea about community college.
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It's my understanding that a much smaller percentage makes it to college in Europe?
bettyellen
Jun 2016
#20
Thanks Thucy! I agree there has to be a better way to fund schools. I know it went to the courts in
bettyellen
Jun 2016
#42
Thanks for your civil response. It's really in short supply here at DU these days.
politicaljunkie41910
Jun 2016
#54
The standard are so high now for the Zell scholarship which is what is used mostly for UGA
Demsrule86
Jun 2016
#36
It would stop her friends the banksters from bloodsucking students.
Waiting For Everyman
Jun 2016
#11