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Old 01-31-2020, 10:44 AM   #546
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
You're assuming that more poor and working class people would pursue a college education if they could afford it. That's an unfounded assumption. It may seem strange from the vantage point of the educated middle-class, but not everyone wants a post-secondary education.

45 per cent of 18- to 29-year-olds in the U.S. strongly feel college is not necessary to get ahead.

https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/...y-to-get-ahead

The college-or-bust mentality is itself a North American middle-class value. Egalitarian countries like Germany recognize not everyone should (or is even capable of) attend university. They recognize people can make valuable contributions, and earn a good salary, in non-academic fields. Steering non-academic students towards trades and blue-collar work in high school will serve the poor and working class better than making college cheaper.
Well this is easily the worst take so far in this thread. Fine work as usual, Cliff.
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