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Oregon Will Become Second State to Offer Free Community College
Willamette Week Newspaper ^ | July 7, 2015 | Nigel Jaquiss

Posted on 07/07/2015 9:42:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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There's a big, brown cloud in the city
And the countryside's a sin
The price of life is too high to give up
It's gotta come down again

The world wide war is over and done
And the dream of peace comes true
We'll all be drinkin' that free bubble-ubb
And eatin' that rainbow stew

When they find out how to burn water
And the gasoline car is gone
When an airplane flies without any fuel
And the satellite heats our home

But one of these days when the air clears up
And the sun comes shinin' through
We'll all be drinkin' that free bubble-ubb
And eatin' that rainbow stew

Eatin' rainbow stew in a silver spoon
Underneath that sky of blue
We'll all be drinkin' that free bubble-ubb
And eatin' that rainbow stew

You don't have to get high to get happy
Just think about what's in store
When people start doin' what they oughta be doin'
Then they won't be booin' no more

When a President goes through the White House door
Does what he says he'll do
We'll all be drinkin' that free bubble-ubb
And eatin' that rainbow stew

Eatin' rainbow stew in a silver spoon
Underneath that sky of blue
We'll all be drinkin' that free bubble-ubb
And eatin' that rainbow stew

Eatin' rainbow stew in a silver spoon
Underneath that sky of blue
We'll all be drinkin' free bubble-ubb
And eatin' that rainbow stew

1 posted on 07/07/2015 9:42:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

California used to have free community college. I guess they decided they couldn’t afford it any more.


2 posted on 07/07/2015 9:45:44 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Since a high school education nowadays is roughly what an elementary education was fifty years ago, here’s a solution for Oregon kids failed by their school system - a few more incompetently managed classes.


3 posted on 07/07/2015 9:46:25 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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Well, those who might like to go to college is really nice. But, most of them don't or won't have the basic education to do college work to begin with. They will have to be remediated for a year or more. That is if they can even pass to remedial classes.

So, it probably won't cost all that much, except for the principle of the thing. People with low self--esteem and lacking drive, etc.

4 posted on 07/07/2015 9:46:58 PM PDT by Parmy
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To: Jack Hammer

“It’s like a high school where you can smoke.” Officer Mike Biggs


5 posted on 07/07/2015 9:48:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: AlaskaErik

Yes, I remember that.


6 posted on 07/07/2015 9:48:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Will the illegals have to prove 12 months residency?


7 posted on 07/07/2015 9:50:05 PM PDT by umgud (When under attack, victims want 2 things; God & a gun)
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To: umgud

That’s racist!!


8 posted on 07/07/2015 9:50:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: Parmy

When I started college 25 years ago, the remedial classes had more students in them than any other class. They were the “weeding out” classes. I can’t imagine it is much different today.


9 posted on 07/07/2015 9:52:42 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (INTOLERANCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!!)
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To: AlaskaErik

When?

Though not expensive classes have cost something since at least1969


10 posted on 07/07/2015 9:53:42 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: Parmy

The average IQ of college grads is 115 (about 84th percentile). Most of those who attempt college through this plan will not be up to it. I’d say this plan came from soft-headed LIBs. More attempts by LIBs to make everyone feel good artificially. Major FAIL ahead.


11 posted on 07/07/2015 9:54:27 PM PDT by ogen hal (First Amendment or reeducation camp)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

How did a newspaper in a liberal bastion named Oregon get this info? AP?


12 posted on 07/07/2015 10:01:54 PM PDT by Fungi
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“A lifetime of food stamps is much more expensive than the annual community college tuition of $3,000,” Hass told lawmakers”

Cool! Community college AND food stamps! Yay! Yay!


13 posted on 07/07/2015 10:03:07 PM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: AlaskaErik

Oregon also can not afford it. Wonder where the funding is coming from?


14 posted on 07/07/2015 10:05:17 PM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: Carthego delenda est

Sitting in Mr. Hand’s American History class, gnawin’ on some food stamp pizza, and dreaming of awesome babes, tasty waves, and cool brew. (Hey, ya’ gotta be somewhere.)


15 posted on 07/07/2015 10:09:17 PM PDT by twister881
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To: Carthego delenda est

That way the wall of your Section 8 crib will have a sheepskin on it.


16 posted on 07/07/2015 10:09:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

not free.

100% taxpayer funded.

which really means...

100% property owner funded.

so only some of the taxpayers will be forced to pay for it.

“all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” - Napolean (from Animal Farm)


17 posted on 07/07/2015 10:18:42 PM PDT by TangibleDisgust ("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." - Voltaire)
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Some of our high schools in Texas offer dual credit classes to students who are in accelerated high school programs. If they do well in these classes by the time they complete their senior year in high school they will have completed the equivalency of two years of college. Following this they can then transfer to a four year college and enter as a junior. It’s difficult work and leaves little time for other activities but can end up saving a lot of money and time.


18 posted on 07/07/2015 11:35:00 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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I think this is wonderful, free college. Just think, the teaching staff, maintenance staff - all doing it for no wages at all. The utility companies donating the electricity, water and communications. Contractors coming in free of charge to make building repairs and upgrades. Books donated to the school. ALL FREE!

I’ve really learned to dislike the word free because nothing is free.

Try this: Next time a catchup bottle (or any other product) at the grocery story says “33% Free”, bring in your own container, open the catchup bottle and take out exactly 33% without buying anything at all and try to walk out the door.


19 posted on 07/08/2015 3:29:02 AM PDT by redfreedom (All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
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To: AlaskaErik

No such thing as a free lunch. Do the professors and administrators work for free?


20 posted on 07/08/2015 6:41:33 AM PDT by CPT Clay
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