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In reply to the discussion: 'AOC lectures Pete Buttigieg for pushing 'GOP talking point' against public education' [View all]The Valley Below
(1,701 posts)134. Pot, kettle, black.
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'AOC lectures Pete Buttigieg for pushing 'GOP talking point' against public education' [View all]
Eric J in MN
Nov 2019
OP
No, we can't. We haven't been able to for years. The only way to get back there is...
TreasonousBastard
Nov 2019
#85
THIS needs to be screamed from the highest. Constantly pushing college on everyone is stupid.
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#103
I agree. Of course higher education is more than about stocking fields, career preparation, whether
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#104
The kids of the rich don't typically go to public colleges, and still won't even if they're free.
thesquanderer
Nov 2019
#61
I think you missed my point. Barron won't be going to a public college, free or not. (n/t)
thesquanderer
Dec 2019
#118
Why doesn't she tend to her own constituents instead of bashing DEMOCRATS?!?!?!?!?
George II
Nov 2019
#8
She's become addicted to that fame. I doubt her district is very happy with her.
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#16
Many in her district (and the neighboring district, Maloney's) are VERY unhappy with her.
George II
Nov 2019
#17
I heard that...primary opponents indicate she is vulnerable. I don't know where she goes anyway...
Demsrule86
Nov 2019
#44
Thanks! In actuality she beat Crowley largely because the voters in NY were confused....
George II
Nov 2019
#89
I would imagine. It appears she sees this job as a stepping stone to bigger things.
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#102
The decision to educate kids K-12 and to have free public libraries is made on moral grounds
Renew Deal
Nov 2019
#23
Do you realize how much of the funding for those schools and libraries is local?
highplainsdem
Nov 2019
#29
This tax is unlikely to pass constitutional muster especially with the right wing courts we have...
Demsrule86
Nov 2019
#45
Maybe when you referred to him as Mayo Pete in multiple threads just cause he's white?
Quackers
Dec 2019
#107
Less than a month old account with multiple hides, I think it's obvious what you're doing.
Quackers
Dec 2019
#111
That may actually help Buttigieg with any Dem who isn't already in the Sanders/AOC left wing of the
highplainsdem
Nov 2019
#28
That was my thought as well; Sanders' base won't budge, but it makes AOC look bad
LongtimeAZDem
Nov 2019
#32
Andrew Cuomo is rounding out to be a pretty good governor. I wasn't very happy with him....
George II
Nov 2019
#46
The community colleges did not have open admissions back when CUNY/SUNY were free.
lapucelle
Nov 2019
#54
We never really looked much into community colleges, they just weren't for me. I wound up....
George II
Nov 2019
#55
Yes, I was very lucky to be accepted. Back then they got roughly 2500 applications per year...
George II
Nov 2019
#105
Here in GA you get free tuition from the lottery if you're grades are above X.
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#50
WaPo : Pete Buttigieg's college affordability plan is actually the most progressive
Celerity
Nov 2019
#38
Public colleges that have charged admission for decades are being "dismantled"?
brooklynite
Nov 2019
#43
Under Bernie's plan will the colleges have to admit anyone who applies,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2019
#53
Can we just agree that Buttigieg is not the be-all & do-all savior his supporters claim he his?
BuffaloJackalope
Nov 2019
#66
I don't like the way she accuses democrats of using "republican talking points."
OldRed2450
Nov 2019
#71
Since when is being opposed to subsiding rich kids a "rightwing talking point?"
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#73
it is voter suppression from the far left, and it is being done in plain slight
Celerity
Nov 2019
#81
Really, so apply this to anything that's provided to the public "free of charge"...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2019
#120
Middle and Working Class people subsidizing rich kid's college tuitions through paying higher taxes?
The Valley Below
Dec 2019
#122
Why not? There parents are going to pay a lot higher taxes so that...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2019
#127
My argument is help those who need help. Simple. Logical. Progressive.
The Valley Below
Dec 2019
#128
Means testing is just a method for reducing the ability of those who need help from receiving it.
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2019
#129
Wow, this is such a dumbass argument on Pete's part, how can anyone see it as reasonable? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2019
#119