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Spin Zone / Re: Have You Served In The U.S. Military?
« on: March 28, 2016, 05:54:00 AM »
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Spin Zone / Re: How to check procedural error
« on: February 19, 2016, 08:17:44 AM »
I'm not sure what you mean by remedies for procedural error, but I think that when SCOTUS makes a ruling that may alter what a law states, then the law should automatically have to be forced to be re-written and passed again. Ruling something as unconstituional, such as banning gay marriage, shouldn't be an automatic act to allow gay marriage (which I really don't care if they do), but should force the states/feds to re-write their laws.
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Spin Zone / Re: Tuition Free College........
« on: February 12, 2016, 01:07:14 PM »Joe, this could very well be the first thing we agree on.
One thing that I want to respond to in your comments is the part about someone coming out of a 4 year program with massive student loan debt. That infuriates me. We've all seen the articles where people are crying because they can't afford to repay all the money they borrowed. I don't feel a bit sorry for them. They borrowed for a lot more than just school. They were also financing their apartments, pizza, beer, clothes and barhopping and everything else they desired.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for student loans to help finance your education. I just think more common sense should be applied to the amount loaned to students.
Yes, put a limit on the loan amount. Only enough to cover tuition, fees, and housing.
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Spin Zone / Re: Tuition Free College........
« on: February 12, 2016, 07:38:22 AM »Um, it's called a job. I carried a minimum of 15 hours per semester and still worked 20+ hours a week. While I realize today's lazy kids are just that, lazy, it can be accomplished if you have the work ethic and don't expect others to cater to your ever need. It puts a burr under my saddle when I hear people wanting things given to them when all they have to do is get out of the house, kill something (figuratively speaking) and drag it home. Guess it's easier to sit on the sofa with a game remote in your crotch for hours on end. (you/your is generic and not directed at you personally)
I got my degree while working full time. One of the big problems is kids want the biggest and best of everything when they go to college. New dorms, flat screen TVs, spring break trips, a bunch of dining options. They don't understand that college needs pays for that, which is why tuition keeps rising.
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Spin Zone / Re: Tuition Free College........
« on: February 12, 2016, 06:37:34 AM »why? Because don't you know Government is the solution to every problem?
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The government already is, and have done a pretty poor job doing it. Maybe my way will allow the person who just graduated to have zero debt than having to worry about paying off student loans.
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Spin Zone / Re: Tuition Free College........
« on: February 11, 2016, 05:47:06 PM »
Not sure if this is feasible, but what if we adopted something for all Americans along the lines of the GI Bill. Money is put into it at birth. If you go to college or technical school, you get so many months of benefits. You don't go to college, then you don't get a refund. If you don't put into the account, then you don't get benefits. Make is either a one lump sum to pay into, or small deposits until you put in your contribution. Make is so grades must be maintained to get the benefits. And make sure the government can't get their dirty mitts on it and ruin it like Social Security.