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Originally Posted by pan6467
So if you do not subsidize these colleges, and you cut loans and scholarships...... then only the rich can go. I'd rather have subsidized colleges and loans so that ALL can go.
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One of the reason higher education is so expensive is because of government subsidies and programs. Today if you don't qualify for one of those programs you get screwed. Or, if you live in California and want to go to school in Wisconsin, you get screwed. The theory is that the tax payers in Wisconson don't want to subsidize kids from California. Isn't that a great system? I would say not.
Every wonder why there has been no inovation in higher learning in the last 200 years? The schools have no real competition because of the subsidies. The system needs change. government subsidies hinder change, and does not encourage it.
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But it is a moot point when the public schools K-12 are in horrible shape financially and the kids are not able to be taught what they need to get into college..... so again the rich kids who go to private schools become the only beneficiaries of college.
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Washington can not fix grade schools. It takes local people. No child left Behind is a failed attempt of a "one federal program" fits all solution. Why send money to Washington and then have Washington send it back? Send it back with conditions that are unreasonable?!? Perhaps a better way would be for local schools to be accountable and paid for at the local and state level. If you lower federal taxes more money would be available locally. It is better when people can see how their money is spent. Currently our federal government is like a black hole.
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Capitalism with civic responsibility and leaving or at least trying to leave the world in better shape for your children is one thing, what is going on today is an unchecked greed that is not beneficial nor healthy for the future.
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Almost al wealthy people at some point give back. Gates is doing it, Carnige did it. Others who were considered the wealthies in the world did it. I assume most people are good and that they want to leave a positive legacy.
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I hate the CEO's that would rather cut 1000's of jobs, ruin a city's economy and move jobs overseas so that they can keep their multi-million dollar salaries. Salaries that if they cut a percentage of could save those jobs, and cities economies. It's bullshit to say they are saving money for their investors. The money those investors are saving is lost because of the cost to the infrastructure, the loss of tax revenue to that city, the loss of jobs, the loss of school funding, the total disregard of the future generations.
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If you have a deadly infection in your leg, would you cut it off to save your life? If so, I am sure your leg would consider you an evil "CEO".
When a CEO cuts jobs, it is usually because it is the last resort. CEO's are people too. Why would they go through the pain of firing people if they did not thing it was best for the company in the long run.
Look at GM. The company is close to going out of business. How would you fix it? How would you compete against Toyota? You would cut costs, and improve productivity, you would fire people who hindered the company's ability to compete. GM was not responsive and now the entire company is at risk, the lives of millions of people at risk, because they did not get the job done. Only the strong survive in business.
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I personally, do not see the logic. I think it was solely for oil and has been proven over and over again. We did nothing to N. Korea did we? In fact one of Bush's biggest supporters Rev. Moon has donated them millions, bought them old Soviet Nuke subs and is a great supporter of their leadership.
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Let say it is oil, and the fact that we need a stable world oil market. Most people against the war, have not stopped using oil based products. Why not?
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And what about the fact that almost all of the terrorists were saudis, yet we haven't done anything to them have we?
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One war at a time. If we send a message in Iraq, perhaps we won't have to fight in other places. If we let others get away with "stuff", that sends the wrong message. Iran is watching, if we run, they will be emboldened as will many other nations. Being top dog, is not an easy position to be in. You can bet others want to be where we are.
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Or what about the illegals that come over? As I have stated over and over they scare me far more than Iraq, Iran, N. Korea ever will. Yet, Bush does nothing to defned us against the illegals, in fact he works to give them free healthcare (the $1billion pledged) he works to get them driver's liscenses and so on. Yet, does nothing to prevent them from entering.
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I don't need defense from people who want to work, and take care of their families. I respect "illegals", and I would do exactly what they do to improve the opportunities for my children. Wouldn't you?