Rethinking the USA: Breaking up the college cartel
∅baMa∅ Tse Dung
have blood shooting out of their eyes, to steal a phrase from Glenn
Beck, by the time they finish reading the discussion from the October
31 airing of Paul Gigot’s “Journal Editorial Report” on Fox News
Cable. The panel, led by Paul Gigot, examines the reasons for the
skyrocketing cost of a college education in the USA.
At the end of this post is the portion of the transcript for the
broadcast that deals with the topic. But in brief, the discussion
brought out that colleges have learned they can charge whatever the
traffic will bear for tuition, even during a deep recession, because
they know the government will keep increasing financial aid for low
income students. As long as the aid spigot is turned on for the poor,
the colleges can get away with gouging middle income families because
those are the ones that traditionally put up and shut up.
This means middle income parents who’re trying to get their children
through four years of college are beaten up twice: first, by an
industry that functions much like a cartel by raising their varying
tuition prices in concert, then by taxation going toward college aid
for which the middle class doesn’t qualify.
The upshot is that the college cartel bleeds middle income parents
dry, keeps their children in debt for years after graduation, and
inexorably drives the USA toward fully socialized higher education.
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John Galt
> American parents saving for their children�s college education will
> have blood shooting out of their eyes, to steal a phrase from Glenn
> Beck, by the time they finish reading the discussion from the October
> Cable. The panel, led by Paul Gigot, examines the reasons for the
> skyrocketing cost of a college education in the USA.
>
> At the end of this post is the portion of the transcript for the
> broadcast that deals with the topic. But in brief, the discussion
> brought out that colleges have learned they can charge whatever the
> traffic will bear for tuition, even during a deep recession, because
> they know the government will keep increasing financial aid for low
> income students. As long as the aid spigot is turned on for the poor,
> the colleges can get away with gouging middle income families because
> those are the ones that traditionally put up and shut up.
Yep. Just like homebuilders could keep building homes because they knew
that the government would keep increasing financial aid for low income
buyers.
Same pattern.
>
> This means middle income parents who�re trying to get their children
> through four years of college are beaten up twice: first, by an
> industry that functions much like a cartel by raising their varying
> tuition prices in concert, then by taxation going toward college aid
> for which the middle class doesn�t qualify.
Or, we take them offshore for college, which is my remedy of choice. It
also gets them off the US taxman's radar screen and in some places, get
them a second passport by the time they graduate.
And you can do all that and save money too.
JG
dave
>
> Yep. Just like homebuilders could keep building homes because they knew
> that the government would keep increasing financial aid for low income
> buyers.
>
The horror...
Ima
> American parents saving for their children’s college education will have
> blood shooting out of their eyes, to steal a phrase from Glenn Beck, by
> the time they finish reading the discussion from the October 31 airing
> of Paul Gigot’s “Journal Editorial Report” on Fox News Cable. The panel,
> led by Paul Gigot, examines the reasons for the skyrocketing cost of a
> college education in the USA.
Cool! Don't send your kids to socialistic collage! More room for the
rest of us! Someone with an edumacation would be smarter then Glen Bluck
and that would be bad for the republican't party.
AND STAY OFF OUR FUCKING socialistic ROADS TOO!
damn you people are stupid! FAUX entertainment attracts your kind
Beam Me Up Scotty
> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:23:56 -0800, ∅baMa∅ Tse Dung wrote:
>
>> American parents saving for their children’s college education will have
>> blood shooting out of their eyes, to steal a phrase from Glenn Beck, by
>> the time they finish reading the discussion from the October 31 airing
>> of Paul Gigot’s “Journal Editorial Report” on Fox News Cable. The panel,
>> led by Paul Gigot, examines the reasons for the skyrocketing cost of a
>> college education in the USA.
>
> Cool! Don't send your kids to socialistic collage! More room for the
> rest of us! Someone with an edumacation would be smarter then Glen Bluck
> and that would be bad for the republican't party.
Most college pukes aren't near as smart as Beck. NOW THAT IS FUNNY.
>
> AND STAY OFF OUR FUCKING socialistic ROADS TOO!
The Socialist roads that caused white flight and caused segregation and
then you had to Bus kids around to try to fix what you had fucked up
with "your Socialism" ???????
You mean that socialistic plan.
Ima
>
>> AND STAY OFF OUR FUCKING socialistic ROADS TOO!
>
> The Socialist roads that caused white flight and caused segregation and
> then you had to Bus kids around to try to fix what you had fucked up
> with "your Socialism" ???????
>
Dude! Don't like them, don't use them! seems simple enough for your own
silly single braincell mind! I don't see the argument here.
you drive like a dick anyway. It will be nice driving with all the
assholes sitting at home watching FAUX and the "super smart G.Bleuck".
Beam Me Up Scotty
> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:20:08 -0500, Beam Me Up Scotty wrote:
>
>
>>> AND STAY OFF OUR FUCKING socialistic ROADS TOO!
>> The Socialist roads that caused white flight and caused segregation and
>> then you had to Bus kids around to try to fix what you had fucked up
>> with "your Socialism" ???????
>>
> Dude! Don't like them, don't use them! seems simple enough for your own
> silly single braincell mind! I don't see the argument here.
>
A minute ago you were reveling in spending others money for a failed
social experiment..... Suddenly it's a case of you can steal my money
to wast on you fuck ups and I should just ignore your hand in my pocket?
You thieves need to be locked up for thinking that you can steal others
work and life. It's a hate crime for you to hate me enough to steal my
life from me.
RHF
the Colleges and Universities {Education} yet . . .
-and- "Cap" College Spending and "Limit" Professor
Salaries
-plus- Put a Education Income Tax 'Surcharge'
on anyone with a College Degree . . .
After All - That is the "Principled" Blue Print
for Obama-Care©
now that is something to think about ~ RHF
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Applying the Principles of Obama-Care© to Colleges,
a College Education and College Degrees
* Control It's Operations
* Cap Spending by the Businesses
* Limit the Providers Salaries
* Tax the Recipient {Beneficiaries} Incomes
To Those Who Much Is Given {Higher Education} :
Much Is Expected [Demanded] {Higher Taxes}
hey prez obama - that real 'social justice' for the vast
majority of uneducated working poor of america ~ RHF
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> http://therealbarackobama.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/pundita-rethinking...