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ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

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Wed, Jun 2, 2021 10:02 AM

I like the free education idea.  But instead of a free education, how about 100% amnesty to the bill, once completed.  Make people responsible for the payment of the bill until the degree is fulfilled. 

iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

13,432 posts
Wed, Jun 2, 2021 10:17 AM

When all else fails, go with white supremacy is the biggest threat to the country and ignore everything else. 

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gut

Senior Member

22,817 posts
Wed, Jun 2, 2021 10:19 AM
posted by ernest_t_bass

I like the free education idea. 

I don't.  Loans are readily available to pretty much anyone.  The idea that the taxpayer should pay someone's $200k bill for an art history degree from Columbia doesn't address the problem of runaway education costs.  In fact, it makes it worse.

What betrays this entire concept is the simple fact that all degrees are NOT equal, from a public interest perspective.  Maybe we would want to provide free tuition for med school, but then doctors generally can expect to earn enough to easily repay their loans.

gut

Senior Member

22,817 posts
Wed, Jun 2, 2021 10:28 AM
posted by iclfan2

When all else fails, go with white supremacy is the biggest threat to the country and ignore everything else. 

Just wait until the unequal outcomes in healthcare gather steam.  It's an issue far more real and much larger than the perception of cops killing people.

You see a story here and there, but for most part the woke media isn't going to poke that bear because they want to be able to go to their doctor/hospital without being harassed and threatened.

QuakerOats

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14,851 posts
Wed, Jun 2, 2021 10:56 AM
posted by iclfan2

When all else fails, go with white supremacy is the biggest threat to the country and ignore everything else. 


They said they were going to unite us.  

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

27,363 posts
Wed, Jun 2, 2021 12:16 PM
posted by gut

I don't. 

That's more in a response to "reparations," or something like that.  I am NOT in favor of free education for everyone. 

gut

Senior Member

22,817 posts
Wed, Jun 2, 2021 12:37 PM
posted by ernest_t_bass
That's more in a response to "reparations," or something like that.  I am NOT in favor of free education for everyone. 

That's an interesting idea, but perhaps misguided.  No one needs a handout for college if they are able and making smart choices.  That college-able person is already lifting themselves up.

I think small business investment and K-12 investment would be more effective.  Free, structured daycare might make the most sense.

Of course, with the whole reparations thing it will never be enough.  It will never end.  Poor, uneducated immigrants come to this country all the time and able to succeed despite all the obstacles they face, including said "systemic racism".  Had this debate with a friend one time and he laughed condescendingly "haha, people should just move to where opportunities are?".  I said "people do it all the time from thousands of miles away without barely a dime in their pocket".  And that was the end of that debate.

Dr Winston O'Boogie

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Wed, Jun 2, 2021 6:02 PM
posted by j_crazy

I mean, the discrimination that happened in our past is atrocious. Period. Non-negotiable. But I refuse to feel this white guilt bullshit that this administration is hellbent on pushing onto us. At this point, just stop talking about how bad it was and do something to make it right. Give free education to all descendants of the victims of Greenwood, do something else, stop talking and trying to widen the divide that this shit put into place and try to help the recovery even though we're 100 years even acknowledging what happened.

You can't give free stuff to people based upon their ancestors' sufferings else where do you stop. You can segment the population in infinite different ways until literally every person can claim membership to a subset that was wronged at some stage. Every person belongs to some group that was wronged, and to some group that did the wronging. There's no escaping it. 


I believe a lot of black people hate being stygmatized by the BLM, reparations crowd. They're like the majority of the world who wishes to go about their business and earn their keep. 

justincredible

Honorable Admin

46,062 posts
Wed, Jun 2, 2021 7:45 PM

If the government wants to help the best thing they can do is stop destroying our money and get the fuck out of our ways. Until that happens, everything else is a waste of time. 

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majorspark

Senior Member

6,444 posts
Wed, Jun 2, 2021 10:40 PM
posted by justincredible

If the government wants to help the best thing they can do is stop destroying our money and get the fuck out of our ways. Until that happens, everything else is a waste of time. 

The nine most terrifying words in the english language. 

justincredible

Honorable Admin

46,062 posts
Wed, Jun 2, 2021 10:55 PM
posted by majorspark

The nine most terrifying words in the english language. 

I'm from the government, bend over and take it.

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justincredible

Honorable Admin

46,062 posts
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 3:02 PM

wtf is this shit?

ptown_trojans_1

Moderator

10,680 posts
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 3:53 PM
posted by justincredible

wtf is this shit?

Actual quote?

My understanding is the G7 agreed to the framework and they will bring it before the G20, which does include China in the coming weeks. 

Spock

Senior Member

6,059 posts
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 5:21 PM

Just another hollow fucking conclusion from these cluster fuck countries that none will follow and we will end up footing the bill

QuakerOats

Senior Member

14,851 posts
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 5:23 PM

Dementia Joe, making China great again

justincredible

Honorable Admin

46,062 posts
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 6:49 PM

A minimum global tax is dumb af. Punishing small nations for providing tax havens? Fucking compete with them. 

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iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

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Fri, Jun 11, 2021 6:35 AM
posted by justincredible

A minimum global tax is dumb af. Punishing small nations for providing tax havens? Fucking compete with them. 

I assume there is 0% chance of it actually happening. 


ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

27,363 posts
Fri, Jun 11, 2021 8:11 AM
posted by justincredible

wtf is this shit?

Dum


At first I thought that tweet was directed at you


justincredible

Honorable Admin

46,062 posts
Fri, Jun 11, 2021 8:36 AM
posted by ernest_t_bass

Dum


At first I thought that tweet was directed at you


Lol


iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

13,432 posts
Fri, Jun 11, 2021 4:50 PM

“Birthing people” used in Biden’s budget. Making up new terms everyday. 

QuakerOats

Senior Member

14,851 posts
Fri, Jun 11, 2021 5:03 PM
posted by iclfan2

“Birthing people” used in Biden’s budget. Making up new terms everyday. 


That one popped up last month around Mothers Day ........ perhaps the last one we'll have