Comments on: Obama’s community college plan

By: T

Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:28:13 +0000

“The whole thing is somewhat of a gimmick, a sound-good feel-good fish to throw to liberals.”

While it is that (“a sound-good feel-good fish”) it’s, more importantly revelation of yet another underlying false premise of the leftosphere. Glenn Reynolds addresses this in what he calls “Reynold’s Law” (emphasis mine):

One point that I haven’t blogged, but that is worth mentioning here: The government decides to try to increase the middle class by subsidizing things that middle class people have: If middle-class people go to college and own homes, then surely if more people go to college and own homes, we’ll have more middle-class people. But homeownership and college aren’t causes of middle-class status, they’re markers for possessing the kinds of traits – self-discipline, the ability to defer gratification, etc. – that let you enter, and stay, in the middle class. Subsidizing the markers doesn’t produce the traits; if anything, it undermines them.

Note the date: September 23, 2010

The link: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/106691/

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:18:54 +0000

Selling freedom for cheap in exchange for what?

By: Iluminati

Iluminati — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:24:54 +0000

Obama’s idea is about as appealing as last weeks breakfast. We already have free education through high school. A couple of years more of government education will probably not change much. If this free schooling were done by the states rather than by the Federal Government then it might help a few people.

By: Beverly

Beverly — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:06:35 +0000

… And indoctrinate, indoctrinate, indoctrinate a whole ‘nother group of studentistas.

By: Ken Mitchell

Ken Mitchell — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:38:23 +0000

“Free” college is a direct assault on the GI Bill and the ROTC program. Why go into the military, if Obama is just going to give “free!” college to any half-wit who manage 2.5 GPA?

By: n.n

n.n — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:54:25 +0000

I wonder how many children can be aborted and still sustain good perceptions. How much, or rather, how many, are people willing to sacrifice in order to make Democratic social policies look viable?

By: n.n

n.n — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:50:13 +0000

Like with Obamacare, where the poverty level was raised to compensate for his liberal fiscal policies, his support for extending grade school to college is detached from economic development.

By: DKN

DKN — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:33:12 +0000

“Washington would then cover 75% of tuition on the condition that states pay the rest.”

I work in a community college system with 23 schools; we depend on *receiving* tuition, not paying it. There is no way we could pay out 25% of tuition (aka, take a 25% reduction in our primary source of income) and keep our heads above water. We’d have to cut classes, cut programs, lay off instructors, cancel facility upgrades, close facilities, etc. etc.; in other words, gradually die and close our doors.

I suspect then the feds would come to our “rescue” with a complete take over. And, of course, the federal money would also come with all sorts of strings attached, like oversight of our curriculum.

By: Gadabout

Gadabout — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:45 +0000

It is almost as if Obama thinks we aren’t going broke fast enough!

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 23:10:24 +0000

This plan of Obama's builds on the bill in Tennessee signed into law last year by its Republican governor. It's only the nationalizing that's different. Like Romneycare versus Obamacare.