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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Quite frankly, Bernie Sanders is just as big a crackpot as most of the guys on the GOP side, or near-to. Free public post-secondary for all is basically just as ridiculous as a 10% flat income tax in terms of budgetary discipline. Calling wall street a fundamentally fraudulent enterprise is pretty damned extreme. I agree with certain things he supports, but there's just so much crazy there.
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Why is it so ridiculous? You can get virtually free post-secondary education in a first-world country like Germany. There are no tuition fees, and you pay about 500 bucks for administration costs per year....and last time I checked, Germany was still the economic engine of Europe. It's cheap in Sweden and France too.
I'm not saying it should be free, but having an educated populace is probably the most important thing a country can do to ensure it's success. Educated people tend to be more self-sufficient in the long term, can afford to live healthier lives, and in the end pay their government back with their increased tax contributions.
Education and Health Care. Two things that should be as cheap as possible for everyone.