Posted on 01/10/2015 1:02:48 PM PST by Kaslin
In case you haven’t heard, President Obama plans to make his latest and greatest idea public today—to grant a “free” community college education to every student who graduates from high school.
Well, the idea sounds nice, especially now, when college is unaffordable for many young people and requires taking out significant loans by those who do attend. But, is a “free” government program actually free or void of costs?
Of course not.
Remember when President Obama promised free healthcare to young people when he was touring college campuses at a whirlwind rate? Has that promise held water? The answer is no.
President Obama then switched his tune from promising free healthcare to promising lower premiums. Today, the facts are quite the opposite. A recent study shows that health insurance premiums have drastically skyrocketed among 23-year-olds, especially males, who have seen a 78% price increase. Women have seen close to a 45% increase. Many Americans—especially our nation’s young people—are suffering as a result of this atrocious law.
This administration has a serious spending problem and promises the world to our nation’s young people, with the goal of creating a permanent dependent class out of millennials. But, guess what? Sixty percent of millennials believe that the federal government is too big and spends too much. Policies that are meant to “help” young people actually hurt them in the long run.
Who is responsible for paying off the national debt? Millennials. Currently, each person’s share of the national debt is $58,437—and it will only increase as programs like “free” college continue to come to fruition.
The President knows that he has lost momentum with young people. Offering “free” community college tuition to everyone, however, only appears to be a desperate attempt to win back young people for the future benefit of his leftist causes and colleagues. But young people don’t want government handouts. What young people want and need is the freedom to work hard and succeed. They need independence from the federal government—not reliance upon it. Free market approaches can and should be taken to make college more affordable, but is a “free” community college education—on the shoulders of taxpayers—the answer?
So, today when President Obama makes his glorious announcement that young people should be able to now attend community college for “free”—let’s remember the wise words of Milton Friedman, “There is no such thing as a free lunch.”
I would also think that if this did happen, it’ll be harder to get rid of the troublemakers. You’d be taking away their right to a free education.
“Everything for everyone and nothing for ourselves...”
- Rage against the Machine lyrics
(this is the truth behind all Obamanomics nonsense)
You’re right. I’m sure there’s at least two, maybe three dozen or more Fortune 500 companies looking for majors in Afro-Haitian Dance. You’re right however, you want to learn a trade and make good money? Become a plumber. Most noble profession on Earth. Seriously.
“you want to learn a trade and make good money? Become a plumber. “
I had a basically one man condo/home maintenance company. Handyman, I suppose. Did Plumbing, Electrical. Carpentry. Drywall, and Painting. Made great money from insurance companies.
Isn't this discrimination against the 4 year schools? Why shouldn't the first two years there be free, too?
What's worse than getting a free education? Nobody wants to hire a lazy assed
tax-paid-freeloading-College-loser who didn't work for their College education.
Really, you couldn't get a Job to put yourself through college and now you
expect a Fortune-500 Corporation to hire you? HAAA HAAA HAAA, Sucker!
News Flash. Those who work their way through a college will be in your Ferrari passing you
up while you take the bus to Loser Pizza Galore Emporium and cleaning the crap splattered
on the bathroom walls from babies who got the runs from the rich pizza with low grade soybean oils.
When everybody has a college education somebody still has to serve the fries
and clean the stalls. And do you think those Mexicans will be doing it after they
get their Free welfare handouts from being given Amnesty? Not going to happen.
Even those once-illegals will have it better than you frybies at 30k+ per year
with free housing and food cards. Yep. Good luck on that free halfassed
liberal brainwashing education.
And oh boy, watch out! Those College educated managers who are tackled with student
debts for life are not going to hire a freeloader. Because not only are they in debt,
their higher Taxes are now paying for your FREE education, because it was a FREE
education to you!
This is every interview you'll have for life. FREE COLLEGE!
You hundreds of thousand tax-money freeloaders are in for one hell of a surprise.
Have you heard about the national debt? Look into that while you still have a
computer and internet connection outside of a public library.
Last word. We all know who the Millennials are, but I can hardly wait for what they'll
name a complete generation of freeloading college grads. No, in fact I cringe at what
they'll call you scabs of society. It certainly isn't going to be nice, and it will stick!
‘Students’ would be happy just to have their college DEBTS forgiven!
Uh; the guy in Ferguson doesn’t wake up next to Michelle every day?
Now they are polishers; after the CNC machines have done 99% of the tough cutting; and the EDM's have done the rest.
We don’t need free education
We don’t need your thought control
No leftwing liars in the classroom
Barry, leave them kids alone
Hey! Barry! Leave them kids alone!
All in all you’re just another prick in the hall.
All in all you’re just another prick in the hall.
Translation: You enroll, you pass, you graduate......no matter how ignorant you really are and the college gets paid for your attendance.
Well, the pattern makers that I know, have kept up with studying CNC stuff, and they’re still doing well.
“‘Students’ would be happy just to have their college DEBTS forgiven!”
I believe that is half what this is about. Once they pass the “free two year JC education for everyone” bill, then it is just about “education justice” to forgive half the college debts of those who got a 4 year degree and have student debt. Or the whole thing.
It’s pretty clear to Freepers that this amounts to a government takeover of these colleges. Disgusting so many people are blind to this power grab.
It would ruin the community college system, which from what I can tell, is the goal. A means of upward mobility for the masses must be destroyed in order to force them to revolt as their only option. After all, how do you have a “revolution of the proletariat” without a massive proletariat?
"they pretend to teach us, and we pretend to learn."
Hey, Barry, you rarely use your Chi House, it should be redistributed to me. I’m sure the neighbors would prefer me to your stormtroopers.
Good for them!
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