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Once President Bernie Sanders implements his free college tuition promise, how much will it REALLY cost, and how will it be REALLY paid for?

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Posted - February 2, 2020
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  • 5391
    Never gonna happen. Not to a college of any real note, or prestige, anyway. 
      February 2, 2020 6:30 AM MST
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  • 16781
    Works in Australia - and our universities are highly sought after by foreign students (who don't get it for free, that's a privilege extended only to citizens whose grades are good enough to qualify).
      February 2, 2020 7:39 AM MST
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  • 5391
    Sadly, here in the states politics is such that support in the legislature is not based on good or bad ideas, but whether they are Democrat or Republican ideas. This is a good idea, (better than throwing unending billons of tax dollars at defense) and it needs research, but it will take more support to pass it than it will likely receive. This post was edited by Don Barzini at February 2, 2020 9:58 AM MST
      February 2, 2020 7:47 AM MST
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  • 53509

      You just hit the nail on the head: Australian citizens receive it for free, partially because it’s paid for by non-citizens’ tuition fees.  Essentially, it’s not free.  I am not saying that those non-citizens pay for it in its totality, just that it obviously has to be paid for somehow, and you’ve pointed out one of the ways it is done. 
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      February 2, 2020 9:18 AM MST
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  • 1152
    When I was a wee tot, I attended the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). My tuition the first quarter I attended was $335.

    Even accounting for inflation, that would be about $850 today, or about $2500 per year.

    Current tuition is $13,300 per year.

    Somehow, for several decades, we DID make it happen. That it is no longer the case was a choice, not an inevitability.
      February 2, 2020 7:49 AM MST
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  • 5391
    Seems mighty suspicious how that became the trend rather than the exception. 
      February 2, 2020 7:54 AM MST
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  • 1152
    Yes, it almost seems like some people would prefer that advanced education be limited to the wealthy. Or, at least, if the non-wealthy have good education, they will be so saddled with debt that their ability to demand higher wages will be limited...

    Americans wouldn't be stupid/bigoted enough to vote for that, would they?... This post was edited by SaltyPebble at February 2, 2020 8:07 AM MST
      February 2, 2020 8:06 AM MST
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  • 5391
    As we know, many do; ironically because some of those very same wealthy dollars convince them to. 
      February 2, 2020 9:53 AM MST
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  • 16781
    Taxpayer-subsidised healthcare is something he should do first. Every civilised nation in the world has it in some form - EXCEPT the United States.
      February 2, 2020 7:37 AM MST
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  • 53509

      Yet hundreds of thousands of people scramble every year to get into this country (USA) both legally and illegally, even some people who claim to dislike America, hate America, despise America, loathe America, etc.   I like the way  people point out how much better other countries are than this one, yet scores of new entrants continually flood the place. Could it be that some people have an agenda to CHANGE the United States to mirror their own countries?   Hmmmmmm. Naw, that would NEVER happen . . . 

    :|
      February 2, 2020 9:26 AM MST
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  • 6988
    I hate the socialist idealism of Sanders as much as Sharonna hates Trump.
      February 2, 2020 8:13 AM MST
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  • 1152
    You are, of course, welcome to your preferences.

    But it continues to baffle me why some people deliberately favor living in a "s**thole country" (h/t Donald Trump) instead of emulating the societies where people live the longest happiest lives.

    'Tis a puzzlement.
      February 2, 2020 8:27 AM MST
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  • 1893
    There is no way to pay for it all IMO.  The social networks cannot live in a world of Billionaires and Globalism.  The refugee crises inspired by Germany's Merkel is bankrupting the EU. 

    We have basic insurance with the E-card, for decent care one must have Insurance Privat

    Universities we have had to institute 200€ per year.  You must pass rigorous exams to even get into Universities. The exams start around 12 y/o, if you slip anywhere along the way Technical School only

    And the list goes on from a fiscally stable Socialist country
      February 2, 2020 8:42 AM MST
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  • 1152
    Gosh, Germany only lets people with genuine academic potential into their University system, not just because someone's grandfather was a millionaire who donated a bunch of money to the school? 

    Wow! Actual meritocracy is compatible with "socialism"? Who woulda thunk it?....
      February 2, 2020 8:48 AM MST
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  • 1893
    Yes indeed, a stranfge notion.  PS I live in Austria, Pfikas are more into ....... It is Sunday and I must be nice
      February 2, 2020 8:52 AM MST
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  • 1152
    Australia is a funny country, too. They seem to have NOT descended into tyranny and gulags DESPITE the fact that private citizens don't own assault rifle-style firearms...
      February 2, 2020 8:54 AM MST
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  • 1893
    Australia has Kangaroos & Mel Gibson

    Austria has Operas and Schwarzenegger - sorry no Kangaroos.  Did you know Arnold was a Tank driver in Austria before he left for California to achieve fame & fortune.  Last year when Austria retired his tank, they gave it to Arnold

    Image result for arnold schwarzenegger tank
      February 2, 2020 11:47 AM MST
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  • 1152
    My apologies!

    There are a few other 'Muggers who hail from Australia, and I think that influenced me to see "Austria" as "Australia." That, and I watch a fair bit of Australian automotive journalist John Cadogan's YouTube channel.

    I was fortunate enough to visit Austria when I was young. My father took me on a ski trip there. I liked it a lot but found the regional dialect difficult to understand (even with 2 years of American high school German).

    Also, I did not get a chance to visit your most famous town.... This post was edited by SaltyPebble at February 3, 2020 10:58 AM MST
      February 2, 2020 2:43 PM MST
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  • 1893
    You would like it here.  This place is always 1 or 2 of Mercers most livable cities
      February 3, 2020 11:00 AM MST
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  • 16781
    Australia is on fire, Austria (thankfully from their point of view) is not. Australia's "mountains" aren't very high, Austria can grow some BIG hills. Austria also has a rich cultural history (Mozart, the Strausses etc). The difference between Australia and yoghurt is that there is culture in yoghurt. This post was edited by Slartibartfast at February 8, 2020 5:56 AM MST
      February 4, 2020 6:03 PM MST
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