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Did you get this from marginalrevolution.com? Looking at Harvard's website around 5,500 administrative and professional staff. That is still high but not hyperbolic to the unbelievable. At tuition costs of $55,000 a year that just isn't possible.
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Let’s be honest, higher education cost are ridiculous and it much less about about education and more about big business. These institutions could be run much, much leaner. Administration bloat is a problem
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Don't know why we can't do both, relieve people of some debt along with fixing the outrageous costs of education.
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Schools know this and just keep pushing these kids farther and farther in debt.
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..............or further and further into....
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/can...stalled-report
Canada offered assisted suicide to a Paralympian veteran who wanted a wheelchair lift installed: report Man what is up with Canada? place has become a shithole: Christine Gauthier, a 52-year-old retired corporal who competed in the 2016 Paralympics at Rio De Janeiro, testified to lawmakers that a VA official had offered — in writing — to provide her with a medically-assisted suicide kit. The case officer remains unnamed but reportedly made similar offers to at least three other veterans, according to the Independent. "I have a letter saying that if you’re so desperate, madam, we can offer you MAID, medical assistance in dying," Gauthier said in a hearing before the House of Commons veterans affairs committee. Gtfoh with this…a 50-something got a medical device and the state offered to help kill herself? Is this medical advice Don’t make me tap the fuckin sign again: The government will not save you.
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In 50-100 years, anyone over 75 and not working can elect to have a peaceful passing and their family will receive money or tax benefits. or china will unleash some more covid as population control .... |
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Cost of college .. this is a big thing that needs to be addressed. How? Who knows.
1. Trade schools and skilled labor -- if you stay home from work you used to see the ITT tech trade schools and trucker classes. You can make a great stable living doing construction, mechanic, hvac, plumbing .. were talking over 100k. After high school i worked as a day laborer at a construction site and id talk with the electricians and one guy was ready to offer me an apprenticeship. In 5-10 years you get your own truck, own a nice cheap house across the line in PA, drive down to MD for work. I told my mom if a college accepted me, id go .. and then a college made an admin error and gave me a scholarship so I went the blue collar route. COLLEGE ISNT FOR EVERYONE .. I hope my daughter goes to a trade school or culinary school .. or college if she wants to party and take on debt 2. Federal Govt got into the student loan business bc of the GIs in WW2 started the program. Guys coming back went to school and then had jobs. Very successful. After Russia landed Sputnik there was a real push during the cold war to get the brightest into our advanced colleges as we didnt want to fall behind Russia in science/physics/aero etc 3. Private loans are more expensive and higher int rate (and probably higher decline rate) vs fed student loan program. Problem is people arent paying back the loans like anticipated ... probably bc we made "you gotta go to college to be successful" as some mantra like the milk mafia pushed milk on us for strong bones in the 70s and 80s. ------------------------------- We need college to be accessible to our brightest .. not just the rich but we cant have students not paying loans and living decades in debt |
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Contributions
Maryland offers a state tax deduction for contributions to a 529 plan of up to $2,500 for single filers and $5,000 for married filing jointly tax filers. You can also carry-forward excess contributions for 10 years, which allows for super-funding. Minimum:*$25 Maximum:*Accepts contributions until all account balances for the same beneficiary reach $500,000. Matching Contributions:*Eligible participants who open a new account can receive up to $500 in matching contributions from the state. https://thecollegeinvestor.com/529-plan-guide/maryland/ Raising the tax State deduction over 2.5/5 to 5/10 would be a start .. but doesnt address the rising costs of college |
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Sputnik was a wake-up call for the US: Americans needed to be smarter.
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first Earth-orbiting satellite, Sputnik. It was a clear sign to President Dwight Eisenhower that the US needed to be producing more scientists and engineers to compete with other nations. But there was one problem — the education system at the time was exclusive and shut out low- and middle-income people from participating.* America wasn't going to catch up to the Soviets in the "space race" as long as that was the case. Congress stepped in and created the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) at Eisenhower's request, which allowed the government to give loans to students in science and mathematics fields. It was later amended to remove restrictions on fields of study.* https://www.businessinsider.com/sput...cation-2021-11 Went down a bit of a rabbit hole yesterday on Fed student loan history ... its needs some 2022 adjustments |
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Hey Congress, give me a status update, how are you doing today?
Oh? Ok. Status quo it is. ![]()
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Or was this shoved into a bill that includes a bunch of shit that has nothing to do with that question?
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https://www.military.com/daily-news/...ars-house.html Republicans largely opposed the bill over what they have described as a Biden administration-fueled "crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border. Republicans cite record numbers of Customs and Border Protection encounters with immigrants at the border and drug seizure numbers. The bill "creates additional carve outs to an already broken immigration system," Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., the ranking member and likely next chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, said on the floor. "Right now, DHS can't even do their job of securing the southern border and enforcing immigration law." Republicans also argued that most deported veterans have committed other crimes and so are too dangerous to be in the country.
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