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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Something I absolutely agree with Biden on: Joe Biden Calls For Free Public College For All [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)4. I agree, but the taxes necessary are another proposal competing for tax dollars for healthcare,
bolstering Social Security and Medicare, Deficit and Debt reduction, infrastructure, climate change, transportation, housing, guaranteed basic income to deal with jobs lost to technology, and much more.
Free, or reduced cost, education is critical for today's youth and our future, but so are these other things. Some political candidate needs to come up with a comprehensive plan of how we do all this, even if some of these needed programs have to be funded at less than ideal levels.
Of course, GOPers won't consider the needs, liberals will say cost doesn't matter -- cut the military and tax the wealthy. But, that is a start, but it ain't going to pay for all of it.
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Something I absolutely agree with Biden on: Joe Biden Calls For Free Public College For All [View all]
Celerity
Apr 2019
OP
I have to say Joe makes a good point about "As a nation, let's make the same commitment to a college
UniteFightBack
Apr 2019
#1
Good thing he finally came around to HRCs idea to make the 1% pay their way to help
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#24
Joe Biden article Oct 21, 2015, Bernie Sanders: October 22, 2015 Make college free for all
Celerity
Apr 2019
#12
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that was not the first time Bernie promoted free college and
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#13
Bernie finally came around to Hillary's idea that the 1% should pay their share to make it
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#23
oh, I meant on these 2 articles, I am sure Bernie was probably first to push it
Celerity
Apr 2019
#32
I believe that Sanders probably first mentioned it a few months before Obama and Biden
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#31
I agree, but the taxes necessary are another proposal competing for tax dollars for healthcare,
Hoyt
Apr 2019
#4
The entire CUMULATIVE student debt's $1.5 trillion, that's roughly ONE YEAR'S security/surveillance
Celerity
Apr 2019
#14
I've heard about cutting waste since 1977. Waste probably exists, cutting it is a myth.
Hoyt
Apr 2019
#16
Something definitely does need to be done about runaway costs of higher education -
IndyOp
Apr 2019
#21
I didnt suggest that they are. But we constantly drive kids to go to college. Many dont need it.
oldsoftie
Apr 2019
#25