MeanMrMustard

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  Do Any Of You Still Think Trump Was Working With The Russians?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems some people still maintain that trump will try to get help from the russians “again”..

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  MeanMrMustard

  

  Grab ‘em
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  Why do Americans have to pay so much for College???

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?

  can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?

  then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.

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  Exactly. Google is now hiring more self-taught developers than developers with a degree.

  Since a degree is worth less than before, you might imagine the cost would fall with demand... except it’s not. Demand isn’t falling. Why not?

  Hint: The answer begins with “G” and ends with “overnment”.
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  Why do Americans have to pay so much for College???

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?

  can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?

  then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.

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  @hybridous:

  Exactly. Employers want competence. Don’t blame them (which was the argument) for increased college prices. It’s not their fault.
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  Why do Americans have to pay so much for College???

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?

  can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?

  then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.

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  Hell, the guy that drives around the “stool bus” and pumps septic tanks makes a shit ton of money (pun intended).

  No college. Competent. Shit ton of money.
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  Why do Americans have to pay so much for College???

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?

  can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?

  then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.

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  @Rules and Regulations:

  Yes, those fields require competence. The fact that they don’t require a college degree only bolsters my point. You understood what I was saying, right?
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  Why the Oxygen Special will not work like we think it will...

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  within the very documentary is a reason i think that jw's for the most part will not wake up even if they watch this program.

  the one lady actually saw as her family sat behind the abuser in court supporting him despite the established fact that he had abused their very own child.. this shows how deep the indoctrination is.

  i am not saying that some won't wake up, but the majority will carry on, not even because they think these things are lies but because they will look past that at all costs to side with jehovah.

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  The only way is if the Organization is destroyed by the Governments themselves...

  No. Don’t get Stalinist ...
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  Why do Americans have to pay so much for College???

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?

  can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?

  then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.

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  MeanMrMustard

  Employers are at fault for the insane college costs. They drive most high school kids to go to college to get a degree, even if they are meant for a manual or vocational training. Colleges increase costs because there is a high demand for a college education.

  Employers do demand competent, educated employees. Please understand : competence and education are almost mutually exclusive. They overlap only because competent individuals seek a higher education in an attempt to make their labor more valuable for the previously mentioned employers seeking competent educated employees. How can it be otherwise? Do you think employers should seek incompetence?
  

  The problem here is government interference in the market.
  
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  Why do Americans have to pay so much for College???

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?

  can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?

  then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.

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  MeanMrMustard

  As high as tuition is if the govt. Starts covering it you'll see the college's doubling and tripling tuitions. And then the system will go bankrupt

  @nowwhat? That's the other problem! High tuitions and profit - where does it end?
  

  Profit is not the problem. Profit is a very healthy market signal. It’s purpose is to clearly indicate to the entrepreneur that resources are being used wisely. Conversely, losses are a clear market signal that resources are being wasted. A business incurring loss is a healthy thing (from the perspective of resource allocation). The business will have to change and stop wasting resources, or go out of business and stop wasting resources.
  

  The issue here is that all of the normal, important market signals have been disabled by government funding. The government floods the market with funds, and colleges aren’t seeing the normal loss side of the equation. They aren’t discouraged to limit these wasteful gender feminist dance studies programs. In a market, they could not support the nonsense. People wouldn’t pay for it. To the contrary, the government money isn’t stopping, and the schools have little choice other than create these low IQ programs to absorb the demand.
  

  Where does it stop? It stops when the government money stops. Prices will fall, quality will again rise. Until then, prices will rise and quality will fall - just like healthcare. #LookAtSimonsChart
  
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  Why do Americans have to pay so much for College???

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?

  can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?

  then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.

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  MeanMrMustard

  MrMustand, I just mean that people should be able to access education that interests and benefits them without having to justify it, or pay a big chunk of change.

  There are reasons for them paying “a big chunk of change.” Those reasons usually start when people think of university education as a right.
  

  If someone wants to study literature or poetry or one of the sciences for their own interest, they should be able to without a huge cost.

  They can. It’s called the internet.
  

  Perhaps the world would be just a bit better if people could study the things they want to study. And continue to study throughout their life.

  #Internet
  
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  Why do Americans have to pay so much for College???

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?

  can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?

  then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.

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  MeanMrMustard

  Education for the benefit of society isn't even acknowledged as a right for the average citizen.

  Because it’s not. You are confusing “right” with “entitlement”...