2016 Postmortem

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts) Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:53 AM Oct 2015

Joe Biden agrees with Bernie Sanders on Free College

"We need to commit to 16 years of free public education for all of our children,” Biden said (Wednesday). “We all know that 12 years of public education is not enough. As a nation, let’s make the same commitment to a college education today that we made to a high school education 100 years ago."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/joe-biden-took-bernie-sanderss-side-on-college-tuition#.mj1OxREvP

Hillary Clinton opposes free college. She has said, "I'm not in favor of making college free for Donald Trump's kids."

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/hillary-clinton-dismisses-bernie-sanders-no-tuition-plan-i-dont-want-to-make-college-free-for-trumps-kids/

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Joe Biden agrees with Bernie Sanders on Free College (Original Post) Eric J in MN Oct 2015 OP

Didn't Joe have a line or two also about income inequality & the disappearing middle class? 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #1

Hillary's got a nice soundbite there, but she ignores the reality... ms liberty Oct 2015 #2

I'd fine with Trump's kids going to college for free Eric J in MN Oct 2015 #3

Biden, the architect of ensuring students are saddled with student loan debt forever riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #4

Was there a particular bill which made student loan debt permanent? NT Eric J in MN Oct 2015 #5

Here's a good overview riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #6

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

1. Didn't Joe have a line or two also about income inequality & the disappearing middle class?

Reply to Eric J in MN (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:49 AM

Oct 2015

I noticed this too, but their was another Bernie plank that I though Joe spelled out too, and
I think it was income inequality.

ms liberty

(8,571 posts)

2. Hillary's got a nice soundbite there, but she ignores the reality...

Reply to Eric J in MN (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 06:26 AM

Oct 2015

Trump's kids, and the 1%ers she alludes to are not going to go to a public university. And that's what Bernie is referring to in his plan, public colleges and universities. It would be a good thing if they did, since they'd have to rub elbows with regular kids and they might learn something, but it's not gonna happen.

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)

3. I'd fine with Trump's kids going to college for free

Reply to ms liberty (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 04:36 PM

Oct 2015

...Just as I'd be fine with them going to K-12 for free, parks for free, and libraries for free.

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

4. Biden, the architect of ensuring students are saddled with student loan debt forever

Reply to Eric J in MN (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 04:47 PM

Oct 2015

Now he says it should be free? After ensuring the loan agencies have raked in trillions off the backs of our brightest minds, now he thinks free is a good idea?

His actions have thrust so many millions of people into abject despair...

Smh...

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)

5. Was there a particular bill which made student loan debt permanent? NT

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 04:51 PM

Oct 2015

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

6. Here's a good overview

Reply to Eric J in MN (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 04:54 PM

Oct 2015

http://consumerist.com/2015/03/17/you-cant-discharge-your-student-loans-in-bankruptcy-because-of-panicked-1970s-legislation/

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