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To: combjelly who wrote (829028)	1/10/2015 11:46:51 AM
From: locogringo	1 Recommendation Recommended By slowmo Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575400

Do you think that you (or one of your hive buddies) could tell that ignorant MORON in the White House that Community College is already effectively free? I think he just wants another 60 billion for more reparations bs. Why do such dummies get elected? Uhhhh, Community College Education Is Already Free, Mr. President Education: President Obama is announcing a $60 billion plan to make two years of community college "free." Hold on. The College Board reports that that a two-year public education is already effectively free. This is pork. As with all of his spending plan proposals, President Obama thinks big. On Thursday, he told a community college audience in Knoxville, Tenn., of his new 10-year, $60 billion plan to provide "free" college tuition to nine million students across the country, an idea that the left will lap up. As always, he tried to sell it as a bootstrap initiative. "Community colleges should be free for those willing to work for it," Obama said. "It's not a blank check, not a free lunch, but for those willing to do the work ... it can be a game-changer." He'd have you think that nine million people are being shut out of "the middle class" for lack of money, as if federal grants, federal loans, private scholarships and the bloated Department of Education never existed. It's a straw man. The reality is that community college is essentially not only free, it's actually profitable. According to the latest 2013 Trends In Pricing Report from the College Board, the average (not honors or scholarship) student enrolled full time in a two-year public college in 2013-14 "receives enough funding through tax benefits and grant aid from all sources to cover tuition and fees, plus about $1,550 in other expenses." With average tuition and fees at $3,260 and average total grants at $4,810, that's a net gain in income. President Obama's plans to make college "tuition-free" are little more than an effort to further federalize and Obama-fy education, just as he did health care — and with the same kinds of unintended consequences. To start with, the community college system is not broken — in fact, it's one of the best options for students of any stripe. Classes tend to serve those with a purpose-driven educational aim and offer excellent vocational training to those who seek it. Costs are mostly affordable even without aid and can be financed by a student earning McDonald's wages. Moreover, these institutions tend to be loaded with top teaching talent — including professors with real-world experience and highly motivated teachers who cannot break into the leaden public school system with its rigid seniority system. It's true that costs are rising. But that's chiefly a function of ObamaCare's cost to the states. 1 2 Next » Last » »

To: combjelly who wrote (829028)	1/12/2015 3:07:16 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575400

CJ, And how is he going to do that? Simple. Obama will use this opportunity to do the following: 1) Raise gas taxes, perhaps via "executive order." 2) Oppose new investments into energy production, such as the Keystone pipeline. 3) Allow the Saudis to bankrupt American domestic energy producers. This is because low gas prices was never a goal of the Obama administration, nor is it something he wants to maintain. Hence when he says that low gas prices won't last, not only do I believe him, I also believe he'll make sure they won't last. Tenchusatsu