Barack says COMMUNITY or national serivice for education tax credit

[cooolandrew]

Run time: 00:57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXrkscaKGoA   Posted on YouTube: February 22, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 22, 2008 By DU Member: cooolandrew Views on DU: 632

 

[cooolandrew]

1. Just to clear up the confusion of last night send to all your friends and media outlets.

[jaksavage]

2. As an ex Peace Corpse

I would love to see that happen.

[ben_meyers]

3. !!? n/t

[cooolandrew]

4. He's not just saying peace corps but help with veterans and the enironment, sounds worthwhile.

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. How much effort would you expend to get a $4000 tax credit? Anyway,

could you even use a $4000 tax credit if you didn't have any money to begin with?

[bjobotts]

6. Then up the cost of Ed by another $4000 etc. There's a better way

[bjobotts]

7. Higher Ed used to be free before Reagan. It is free in most industrialized nations

[bjobotts]

8. O should sp0end as much time making it free rather than "more affordable"

[bjobotts]

9. One yr of Fed service in area of your choice should be min. Replace civics class

[Sonnenschein]

10. Reagan, a politician Obama adores.

[CaptJasHook]

11. $4000 ????

That barely pays a semester of tuition these days. I like the concept. I like that we are moving in the right direction. But why the hell are we not all the way there yet.

In Germany, you are required to serve 1.5 year in the military or 2 years in social service. But you get completely free tuition, everyone.

Let's say you spend 4 years in college, that makes a total of 16,000. Nothing to pass off, true. But you can make that back in a few years by paying back a student loan in a good job. Which you won't be doing because you will be working a social service or military job for poverty wages.

Sigh!!