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Seems like a great idea to me. Invest in the population and it’ll pay off, long term.
One of my greatest regrets is dropping out of college. I’m doing ok, thankfully, but it hasn’t been an easy path.
You mean requiring a whole population to pay out of pocket for absolutely everything before they can afford it doesn't lead to growth?
One of my greatest regrets is dropping out of college. I’m doing ok, thankfully, but it hasn’t been an easy path.
This is one of those regrets in life you can actually undo!
I dropped out of Community College after a year there at age 19. I went back to that same Community College at about 34 and finished my Associates Degree at night/weekends while working full time. One really nice thing was all of my credits earned as a teenager were still valid after almost 14 years away. I meant that my time there as a teenager wasn't wasted. I transferred all my credits to University again doing school at night/weekends and finished my Bachelors at age 39. It was one of the best decisions of my life.
Before going back to school I had all kind of anxiety about it. It was much easier as mature adult than as a teenager. I'm happy to share advice or just encouragement if it will help you.
Certainly a much better approach than "I love the poorly educated".
The Republicans will hate this one trick.
As society gets more complex, it’s more important than ever for everyone to be more educated. The death of journalism, rise of online scams, gutting of consumer protections and degeneration of politics makes it more critical for people to learn to think
Calm down Michigan, save some good ideas for the rest of us!
It’s balanced by our lovely bunch of insurrectionists
Every tax dollar spent on education brings in more than $1 net present value of future income tax.
Yes but what if Lenin comes back from the dead and makes my kids gay?
Then it's $1 net present value of future income tax + Undead Lenin and more gay kids.
I don't see the issue here.
On a different note, Undead Lenin is a kickass band name.
Undead Lenin the Gaymaker
The fates can be cruel.
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SOCIALIST! REAL Patriots use Tax Dollars to give Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos more money, NOT Educate Kids!
Already in effect in California. :)
Surprisingly, in Tennessee now, too. Just wish it had been a thing 20 years ago
Yeah I agree. Better than never!
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TIL community colleges are not free...
Definitely cheaper than public/private colleges, but not free. I think my classes came out to ~$1k per semester when I was going to my local community college. It’s still a significant sum for many, but it meant I didn’t need to take out student loans and could pay it off via part time work.
It's a wild comparison. I live in Denmark where you get paid $948 each month for attending college (or any education).
So I assumed that at least it would be free in the US.
Education and medical is outrageously expensive in America. I have had college text books cost $300. For one book.
Oh we decided that even the state schools should cost more than most people can afford. I don't know why.
US corporations like workers to have debt etc. This gives them more power over employees.
Oooo, I like this. Free Associates Degree and if you want to go on to get a Bachelor's it now costs 50% less!
Stick it straight to the for-profit college system.
Free college and legal weed? Why do you have to be so cold, Michigan?
See also: Canada.
There is this theory that cultures that were developing in colder places had less reason to be wary of strangers, due to diseases being less transmittable in the cold, and because of that they turned out more progressive.
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IIRC New Mexico residents actually get free tuition at all state public universities (including 4 years)
As a resident in Michigan, this is good news but definitely not something we need to focus on at this point in time.
The state government needs to focus on the basics and by that I mean clean water. Flint still has a water crisis and many cities like Brenton Harbor as well as northern Michigan towns face the same issues.
It is possible they can fix the water infrastructure and provide free community college since they do have a large budget surplus.
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