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GoLeft TV

(3,910 posts)
Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:31 PM Jul 2015

Marco Rubio Wants NASCAR-Style College Tuition Sponsors

Marco Rubio thinks he has the solution to student loan debt crisis in Americs. And that solution is forcing students to sell themselves to investors.

Mike Papantonio appears on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann to discuss this.

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Marco Rubio Wants NASCAR-Style College Tuition Sponsors (Original Post) GoLeft TV Jul 2015 OP
A perfect example of why these idiots have to be stopped, the most corrupt and ugly form randys1 Jul 2015 #1
At commencement would each grad have put on a baseball cap and thank their sponsors? underpants Jul 2015 #2
Politicians first. C_U_L8R Jul 2015 #3
Any 'solution' that doesn't equally apply to ALL students is pure bullshit groundloop Jul 2015 #4
How unrealistic can you get? JDPriestly Jul 2015 #5
And would there be redlining? starroute Jul 2015 #6

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. A perfect example of why these idiots have to be stopped, the most corrupt and ugly form
Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:34 PM
Jul 2015

of capitalism, i.e. what we have now, is NOT enough for these slimy motherfuckers

groundloop

(11,519 posts)
4. Any 'solution' that doesn't equally apply to ALL students is pure bullshit
Fri Jul 10, 2015, 03:01 PM
Jul 2015

All through my kid's junior and senior years in high school we sat through meetings telling of the importance of applying for scholarships. Sure, one kid of of a thousand or so might actually get a meaningful enough scholarship so as not to finish college with a huge student loan debt, but for everyone else chasing scholarships is just a big circus act.

GOPer 'ideas' for helping students pay for education are just as bad if not worse. They might help a few kids, but for every one who is lucky enough to be helped there are hundreds of others who get nothing. ALL students deserve to have access to college without crippling debt.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
5. How unrealistic can you get?
Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:24 PM
Jul 2015

Corporations don't even want to hire college graduates AFTER they graduate and are loaded with debt. Why in the world would they sponsor the kids before they graduate.

This is the most unrealistic proposal in politics that I have heard in a long, long time.

This guy is not ready for prime time. That's for sure.

Neither is Jeb Bush. -- Longer hours will earn you more money? Not if you have to pay a babysitter more than you earn per hour while you work. And that is the case for many working people.

starroute

(12,977 posts)
6. And would there be redlining?
Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:33 PM
Jul 2015

Would high achievers from solid middle-class families who were looking for careers in business get those 4% interest deals, while inner city kids from substandard schools who want to be the first in their family with a college degree and devote themselves to social work get nicked for 28%?

Even aside from the indentured servitude aspect, this seems like a colossal driver of increased inequality.

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