For reference, our nation decided it could afford 1.5 TRILLION dollars...

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RL — 4/5/2016 2:48:11 AM (archived)

For the F35 fighter jet- a plane that still doesn't work....

Let's say 4 year tuition is $30,000, 1.5 trillion dollars could have paid tuition for 50,000,000 citizens.

Now- which use of this money would have done more for American security and quality of life?

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Why not free college? - ER - 4/4/2016 2:22:43 PM
- Education is an INVESTMENT - BuckGalaxy - 4/12/2016 7:49:28 AM
- Ahhhhh - bowser - 4/4/2016 9:32:36 PM
- If you guys really want a circle jerk Daily KOS instead of a Zone, just say the word. - RobVG - 4/4/2016 9:22:14 PM
  - Hang in there, Rob. You're almost there. This is what its like when - ER - 4/4/2016 9:53:07 PM
- Is it fair to those of us that successfully put ourselves through college? - RobVG - 4/4/2016 4:06:47 PM
  - Say, Rob, I'm curious about something - Robert - 4/7/2016 6:40:59 PM
    - Are you really - RobVG - 4/15/2016 3:58:27 AM
      - "I don’t agree with ER." - ER - 4/16/2016 8:21:50 PM
        
        We need to change the name to something other than "liberal arts" - Robert - 4/17/2016 4:17:39 AM
        
        No, leave it that way. - ER - 4/17/2016 4:23:47 AM
        
        Speak for yourself - Robert - 4/17/2016 4:29:49 AM
      - Times change - Robert - 4/15/2016 6:44:51 PM
        
        You're right. - RobVG - 4/18/2016 9:49:30 PM
  - "An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people" - Robert - 4/4/2016 4:42:00 PM
    - For reference, our nation decided it could afford 1.5 TRILLION dollars... - RL - 4/5/2016 2:48:11 AM
      - Good point. n/t - RobVG - 4/6/2016 3:07:32 PM
    - Conservatives don't feel that anyone "owes" them anything. - RobVG - 4/4/2016 6:42:11 PM
      - THAT is what you got from my post? - Robert - 4/5/2016 4:40:31 PM
      - And progressives believe they owe something in order to better the society we all live in... - RL - 4/4/2016 7:38:35 PM
  - Paying for your own education is a noble effort... - ER - 4/4/2016 4:39:19 PM
    - So because some people can afford to put their kids through college (some save for it) it's not fair to those who can't? - RobVG - 4/4/2016 6:37:01 PM
      - Tell you what... - RL - 4/4/2016 7:30:07 PM
        
        Really - RobVG - 4/4/2016 9:20:35 PM
        
        Yes,really - RL - 4/4/2016 10:08:57 PM
        
        I'm not sneering and I'm not smug. - RobVG - 4/4/2016 11:21:41 PM
        
        And you are not listening. .. - RL - 4/5/2016 1:55:02 AM
        
        We're talking about FREE college...Hello! - RobVG - 4/5/2016 2:39:37 AM
        
        Even economists recognize the huge social value of an educated workforce - mcfly - 4/5/2016 4:10:17 AM
        
        I'm aware of the benefits. - RobVG - 4/5/2016 5:08:25 PM
        
        I think I know what the real problem is. - ER - 4/5/2016 5:36:50 AM
        
        You don't seem to grasp this, Rob. - ER - 4/5/2016 3:11:17 AM
        
        You're right about subsidies. - RobVG - 4/5/2016 5:17:15 PM
        
        Kids these days... - RL - 4/6/2016 2:55:45 AM
        
        We teach little kids how to read for free. - ER - 4/5/2016 5:36:50 PM
        
        Yes, we are - RL - 4/5/2016 2:52:45 AM
      - Yep. - ER - 4/4/2016 7:21:04 PM

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