Posted on 11/13/2015 4:28:56 AM PST by markomalley
An interview Thursday afternoon on the Fox Business Network went viral on social media after a college student guest appeared unable to answer basic questions about her proposal to make public education free, leaving many viewers scratching their heads.
Student organizer Keely Mullen told Fox's Neil Cavuto that her group, the Million Student March, is "a movement for a more equitable and fair system of education as opposed to the really corporate model that we have right now."
She added that the movement has "three core demands": Free public college, the cancellation of all student debt, and $15-an-hour minimum wage for all campus staff.
Mullen was unable, however, to explain how her group planned to finance these goals.
Cavuto asked who would pay for the movement's demands, to which she responded, "Great question. Uh, I mean, you know, so, I'm not sure if you're talking on like a national level or at particular schools, I can sort of touch on both."
"If you want all that stuff, someone has to pick up the tab, who would that be?" the Fox host asked.
"The one percent of people in society that are hoarding the wealth and really sort of causing a catastrophe that students are facing," his guest answered. "I mean we have a relationship right now where one percent of the population owns more wealth than the 99 percent combined."
Mullen is a graduate of the Francis W. Parker School, and is currently attending Northeastern University as a political science student, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
Cavuto persisted.
"The one percent just had their taxes raised a few years ago to 40 percent, then to pay for the healthcare law they had them raised a few percentage points, then they had their deductions limited to raise another couple points, where depending on state and locality, they're pushing over 50 percent in taxes. How much higher do you think, how much more do you think they should pay?" he asked.
"I think enough until we have a system where not 1 in 2 American families are threatened with poverty," Mullen responded.
"So where do they go? They're smart folks, these people, these 1 percent hoarders, right. So if they leave here, then who's going pay for all this stuff that you want?" he asked
"If they leave?"
"The country," Cavuto clarified.
"I mean, there's always going be a one percent in the U.S. The U.S. is like the bastion of capitalism and its success," Mullen said.
Cavuto asked, "Do you think the one percent could pay for all of this?"
"Absolutely! Eighty-five people in the world hold more wealth than half of the global population."
"Wait a minute," the host interjected. "So are we talking about 85 billionaires or are you extending this to the one percent or whomever earn a little bit north of $250,000? At what level, Keely, do you say you got to start paying a helluva lot more than you're paying in taxes?"
Mullen explained, "I mean, I think people earning, certainly people earning more than a million dollars a year should be contributing to the wellness of society."
And it continued on in that vein for quite a bit, leaving several viewers feeling that Mullen hadn't quite thought through the whole of her group's platform.
The interview was then picked up and distributed widely by conservative media.
She’s, like, totally awsum!
“College”, as a good or service, is by definition, “scarce” and has to be rationed in some manner.
The biggest draw for socialism for the elitist leftists is to be the people who decide who gets it.
They sell it to inexperienced, “passionate” people like Keely by telling them “it’s all gonna be free”.
I would have asked her if she would be willing to forego the global warming scam in order to use that money to pay for college.
Her answer would have been priceless.
Yet, I bet she stilled has a 3.0+ in her economics classes
I fully support your proposed minimum wage of $100/hr. I would like a raise.
From my six years at FW Parker in the 1960’s, they have three types of students: Scholarships (like me), Rich and Extremely Rich. There were a lot of bright kids and a fair number of not-so-bright-but rich kids.
The kids with multi-million dollar trust funds make up the majority. They don’t face life the way that middle class people do. They never have to worry about money and can afford any luxury they want.
It was a great place to learn, back in the day. Now it is a $40K per year indoctrination center.
The elitist professors should work for the $15 per hour minimum wage. It is a living wage.
Note the communist fist T-shirt...typical leftwing kook that knows absolutely nothing about the real world.
I wonder if it would be possible to create a million whatever “march” that mocks these movements. This particular one is pure fantasy.
How about a day where everyone goes outside and points at the sky. We were all promised flying cars and antigravity by cartoons. It’s time the government gives it to us. The Million Fantasy March?
My grandson played t-ball last year, a few months before he turned four. After their last game, he was given his trophy. He looked at it sourly, and remarked, "what's this for? We didn't win anything!" lol
Her parents must be so proud that their daughter is a moron and proved it on tv.
I’d like to see that, too!
Higher education.
I sure hope Keely baby is on those free birth control pills because Mr. Cavuto just fu*ked her over.
LMAO. More likely to become ISIS brides.
He was far nicer than I'd been. I would have made her cry. It would have been so easy, and she deserved it.
At which point, Cavuto should have started beating her mercilessly. She and her entire family are already leeches on society, yet they are demanding more, more, more. It never ends. Ask her if she has a job. I'd be willing to bet large sums of cash that she doesn't. Beat her illogic into the dust. Make her see how stupid she is. She probably left the program thinking she held her own, because he was so restrained. You won't make any progress with these witless parasites until you get them to admit they are witless parasites.
I’m guessing she does have a job as a community agitator. So ask her who pays her.
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