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Rand Paul: College tuition should be a tax writeoff
The Washington Post's Post Politics ^ | April 11, 2015 | Katie Zezima

Posted on 04/11/2015 1:14:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Sen. Rand Paul called Friday for college tuition to be a tax writeoff in his first direct pitch to young voters of his presidential campaign.

Paul used the power of the pocketbook, along with calls for electronic privacy and reforming the criminal justice system, to appeal to what he called the "Instagram generation," a constituency he sees as vital to his nascent presidential campaign. Paul blasted President Obama's plan for free community college, telling the crowd of a few hundred people, mostly students, that it won't work because someone has to pay for professors and facilities.

"Let's let college students deduct the entire cost of their educations over their working careers. Let's make college tuition entirely deductible," Paul said. Paul did not elaborate on how this would happen and his campaign did not return a request for comment....

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TOPICS: Iowa; Campaign News; Issues
KEYWORDS: randpaul; studentloans; taxes; tuition
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It should remain a choice, not a deduction


61 posted on 04/11/2015 3:11:20 PM PDT by Insigne123 (It is the soldier, not the community organizer, who gives us freedom of the press)
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To: Insigne123

Like buying a house?


62 posted on 04/11/2015 3:53:05 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

How many college kids pay taxes?


63 posted on 04/11/2015 3:56:04 PM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my home page))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I wrote off my tuition... it was required training that my employer forced me to take to maintain my employment. Boss was a real prick. Self-Employment is a rough deal.


64 posted on 04/11/2015 4:29:49 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: American Constitutionalist

I tend to agree but we are dealing with the Paulbots so anything is possible


65 posted on 04/11/2015 4:47:16 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That is the LAST thing we need. I would prefer to see an additional year of high school.


66 posted on 04/11/2015 6:35:30 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (When you are inclined to to buy storage boxes, but contractor bags instead.)
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To: Vermont Lt

I’d prefer to see 60% of the people who now needlessly go to 4 year colleges head to trade schools, apprenticeships, the military and on-the-job training. Like in Korea, Germany, Japan and so on.


67 posted on 04/11/2015 6:38:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The world needs ditchdiggers, too.


68 posted on 04/11/2015 6:41:47 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Actually, I think ditchdiggers have been replaced here.

69 posted on 04/11/2015 6:44:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

College tuition ALREADY has tax advantages. I have saved thousands of dollars due to the 1099-T statement I have received for payment of my college kid’s tuition at Univ of Washington.


70 posted on 04/11/2015 8:42:40 PM PDT by entropy12 (Real function of economists is to make astrologers look respectable.)
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To: American Constitutionalist; manc

Pander Paul


71 posted on 04/11/2015 8:44:30 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Actually we have a shortage of engineering graduates. China and India graduate more engineers than US. We will soon have a big shortage of medical doctors, because many older doctors do not want to deal with paper work required for Obamacare, Medicare & Medicaid.

So the problem is really not too many college graduates, rather it is too many graduating with liberal arts degrees.


72 posted on 04/11/2015 8:46:07 PM PDT by entropy12 (Real function of economists is to make astrologers look respectable.)
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To: entropy12

I haven’t had an American-born physician since 1983 when I entered the V.A. system. Nurses, technicians and P.A.s? Sure. Doctors? Not a one. Not even specialists. Other than one podiatrist, now that I think of it.


73 posted on 04/11/2015 8:50:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)
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To: TADSLOS
I don't think Rand Paul has hit his peak yet. There's more insanity to come.

Here-ya-go-Rand,

74 posted on 04/11/2015 9:02:41 PM PDT by MaxMax (Call the local GOP and ask how you can support CRUZ for POTUS, Make them talk!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I didn’t think libertarians were quite as into the “free stuff” mode as the hard core Left. He didn’t even call for a tax break on the money spent - he wants it to be a 100% write-off. Great shades of Kalifornia when they made college free to lure folks out there...


75 posted on 04/12/2015 4:20:47 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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