Ricardo del toro How about, he's just another politician trying to buy votes by promising to give something away for free. He's buying votes from students. He's guaranteeing job security for a boatload of teachers who might be afraid the internet will take away their jobs. He's pandering to the fear and greed of both students and teachers.
+The Best Happy Men Yet on the other side we have Donald Trump trying to win votes by claiming he "loves The Bible". Most Trump supporters don't even know how he plans to "Make America great again", they just take his word for it.
It honestly makes me want to cry just knowing that this guy, this 70 some year old guy, is out there fighting for the youth, the future of this country. Unless you are a young person that has gone through college or is going into college, you'll never understand the huge burden of college debt. That's not to say that you don't have other debts that are just as bad, it's just throughout high school, teachers preached "college, college, college. Get a higher educaton!" We were all pretty much destined for it. But they might as well have preached "DEBT DEBT DEBT" cause that's what we were destined for. To put ourselves and our families in debt. I was forced to go to a junior college, where I still feel like I'm getting a high quality education, but I feel as if I'm missing out on the social experiences of college life. Dorm life, meeting new people, breaking out of that high school bubble. Exploring new things. Stuff like that. The fact that Bernie is out there fighting for quite possibly the greatest and most capable generation ever is really inspiring and it brings tears to my eyes. Thank you Mr. Sanders. Regardless of what happens with this bill, thank you for fighting for the future generations.
Colton McKinney How about, he's just another politician trying to buy votes by promising to give something away for free. He's buying votes from students. He's guaranteeing job security for a boatload of teachers who might be afraid the internet will take away their jobs. He's pandering to the fear and greed of both students and teachers.
+The Best Happy Men He was talking about this shit 50 years ago, LONG before anyone was going to vote for someone supporting free college. All of the issues he has been consistent on. When he gave a speech advising against going to war with Iraq he said that all of the money we would inevitably waste (just a btw he basically predicted the entire outcome of the Iraq war, right down to the creation and growth of groups like ISS) should go to the revitalization of the middle class and free college tuition instead. Check your facts before spewing nonsense.
Mike Peezy The U.S. would've been better off if FDR had the chance to implement the Second Bill of Rights in 1945, unfortunately he died in office that year and it never happened.
Roseann Demoro to Bernie Sanders: If everyone in Washington D.C. was like you we would have the most incredible country in the world. THERE IT IS. That's it, right there. That's the perfect explanation of who & what Bernie Sanders is & why he should be the next President of the United States of America, because if everybody in D.C. was like him we'd have the greatest country in the world. Oh how I wish I could go work full time for this wonderful man.
there's been a lot of doubt about Bernie getting the democratic nomination, but if people are encouraged to vote and are educated on him, I think he could stand a chance
***** Just spread the word as best you can and Bernie will do the rest. He's making it super easy for people to agree with his stance on issues, we just need to point people towards him. Also, if everyone does their job and votes for the most honest candidate, there won't be an issue.
This legislation is a no brainer! It is an issue that should receive a unanimous vote ion the Senate and the House. I will eagerly wait to see how the other 99 Senators will respond. I am not waiting however, to write to my two Senators today, asking them to support Sen Sanders' Education Bill that will Make College Tuition-Free.
Yezdyar Kaoosji What's best is that it only taxes high-level Wall Street speculation ranging from .5%-.005%. That's right, it is a decimal. It is not even 1% and it is expected to bring in 300 billion dollars.
Yezdyar Kaoosji It should receive a unanimous vote, but it won't. Electing a president like Bernie Sanders is a great start to fixing the problems that plague our country, but for it to really work we need a Senate and House that are also like Bernie, instead of a Senate and House that have been bought off by the corporations and 1%ers.
Its incredible how many people in America actually oppose this. What is even more incredible are the arguments they bring up against it. We can't pay for it? Oh, but we don't mind corporations evading corporate tax by parking their assets offshore and we don't mind allowing our stock exchanges to irresponsibly speculate at no cost, causing bubbles and crashes as they go. We also don't mind billionaires paying lower effective taxes than their middle-class employees, but heaven forbid we help the general population with affordable education and healthcare for all. That's "communist" and "unamerican". And the saddest part is that the same people spewing that nonsense are themselves part of the suffering middle class, only have they been indoctrinated by Fox News and the likes.
nj4ck Add to all that the Republican congress voted to INCREASE military spending and make CUTS to Social Security and soon massive cuts to disability. Unless someone is voted in to be a voice of reason.
They will filter out the part that Bernie wants to close corporate loopholes and make sure these taxes are directly effecting the top 1%, who are making 100% of national income. Of course _we_ arent going to pay for it. But they cant see the facts behind their corporist mirage.
I3ug ever heard of tax rates, you idiot? Wealthy people pay lower effective tax rates than the middle class in many cases. That doesn't mean they pay lower amounts of money, simply lower effective percentages.
So your entire argument is: some people are allowed to do bad things, so we should be able to, in return, implement bad policies. The left is ridiculous. And their hate of the wealthy is irrational.
Bernie sanders i digg you! Im from Norway and your correct! I'm politicly active in Norway as an 15year old and i agree in everything you say. America needs a change and Norway is a great example! And I'm not even from the United States and i still follow american politics xD But education and healthcare should be free!
Torbjørn McElroy I am tired of Republicans who disdain Norway and other countries for being "less free", when in reality they offer better success to their populace than the US
With Bernie as a President, I could love to live in USA in the future. I am a chilean who follows this great man. You all american should be proud for have a presidential candidate like him, a real good man. Keep supporting Bernie!!!! You all americans have an amazing opportunity next year!!!! ;-)
Please vote for Senator Bernie Sanders for President. And please consider sending him a political donation. He is fighting for you. He is not employed by the 1% and the multinational corporations, unlike all of the other candidates running for President.
Imagine what will happen to the economy when tens of millions of young people and others don't find themselves racking up tens of thousands (or more) in debt. #FeelTheBern
Brian Anderson They will be taxed into oblivion as costs inevitably rise more as they are further disconnected from the consumer? A good economist looks into the unseen consequences of a proposed policy, rather than just the immediate obvious results.
Jacob Tothe Sanders' bill sets a 50-cent tax on every "$100 of stock trades on stock sales, and lesser amounts on transactions involving bonds, derivatives, and other financial instruments."
***** Having completed college at all is still preferable. I would rather see jobless college graduates free of debt than college grads in massive debt. No matter what being college educated and debt free is going to be beneficial.
***** ...you realize you already pay taxes. Somebody does have to pay for it. You...everyone already payd for alot of things...there's alot of things you help pay for that you don't have direct involvement in. Your helping my grandmother pay her bills and get nearly free healthcare right now! Like Arek said, there will always be unemployed people, the employment rate will never be 0%. I would much rather see unemployed college graduates than people who never got the chance to go to college or are struggling to pay outrageous rates for corporations to hoard and make ridiculous profits. Just because everyone went to college for free doesnt mean they won't find a job. It would make everyone more applicable to ANY job. And would provide an educated public. If it helps just one single person take the opportunity to make a better life for themself or obtain medical care they otherwise couldn't afford then it would be worth it. Meanwhile the millionaires are still just as rich, but have to pay a small fee when making enormous stock transactions.
Education is the root to a successful society. More people with a higher education means more people with high level degrees and an increase in sciences etc.
For me who live in Sweden it's absurd that some liberals here want to remove the free college and university tuition that we have. I could never afford becoming anything in life if they do so. America has such a big influence on all countries in the world and if Bernie Sanders make it to president I honestly think the world will become a much better place. Other countries would look up to your social security and welfare and would want to the same once they see how good democratic socialism is for a country. Bernie Sanders, I wish you the very best and good luck next year! I got my hopes on you :)
This is a good idea. We want an educated populace to be competitive for the job market of tomorrow. China will soon pass us over for being the biggest economy. This means that all of this profit we are making through our massive financial sector will go down tremendously in the future. People will start using their currency and assets etc. (macro-economics 101). We need more educated people to create and fill technical and high level jobs. Free education isn't just good for the people, it is also good for the country.
Wow! Bernie Sanders is without a doubt the person we need for a better country. I hope that the American people will wake up and support this great man. #BernieSanders2016
"If Virtue & Knowledge are diffused among the People, they will never be enslav'd. This will be their great Security." Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, February 12, 1779
Everybody should get everything free. No one should have to work to support anyone else. Let's all sit around and write poetry and paint some neat stuff.
If we do not educate out own people we better just export them over to China or India where they can get jobs because they will get nothing here in the US. Seriously, when the world got complicated enough we had a school system and people had to get a high-school education. Now people need more than that, and our economy needs investment so we can quit sending jobs and salaries overseas. We have to quit the dumbing down of Americans and stop letting it that the only people who get education and connections to the job force be the very rich. It doesn't make sense to keep dumping on the American people. Also, when there is a little competition from the government in higher education the costs of private school will come down too.
"I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves, (A)nd if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses of constitutional power." Thomas Jefferson
Can somebody please tell me what Hilary is trying to get done for all of us?...... It seems like she is just waiting around, and twiddling her thumbs saying..."are we there yet?"
finally a politician that isn't full of empty rhetoric ("make america great") and actually proposes tangible changes that are so important for the working class.
ss4vegeta1 I assume you are talking about the people who would have debt before this bill passes. They would most likely reduce interest rates to almost 0 or, at best, remove them completely.
ss4vegeta1 He had this to say in the article here: www.vox.com/2015/5/20/8628901/bernie-sanders-redditt The specific answer Senator Sanders gave was this: "Our legislation not only would make tuition free at public colleges and universities, it would also cut student debt in half. It is absurd that millions of college graduates today are carrying debts of $50,000, $60,000, $100,000 or more. Our legislation deals with the issue of student debt in a very significant way." So, the details are not there, but it shows that he's concerned and wants to get this issue resolved.
Bruce Johnson Half of a kazillion is a bajillion. Cutting it in half would be a relief, but someone who has $100K in debt I would assume would be in the position of someone who had $50K in debt...which is still a large amount. Capping the amount of interest a loan could accumulate at 10% of the original (or liberally, 5%) would be a start if they wouldn't cut it in half. Funny, a lot of debt accumulated is also because of housing and amenities, yet there's been no word on that. Perhaps make all housing equal in the future and include housing in the tuition bill?
WinginWolf As a $100K+ doctorate holder, I can say that I want Bernie to be elected since he seems to be the only one who's really taking a stand against this problem. (My older family members graduated debt free at a time when public college tuition was at a very low cost.) Bernie may not be ready to say "forgive the debt" just yet, but once he is in office, I am sure he could be persuaded. To answer your question about housing - that is also an excellent point and should also be included in the college cost bill.
this is not enough!! I need my debt to be releasable in bankruptcy. I need the money that's tacked on to my loans for late fees to be removed at least! I cant get a loan because of it nor some jobs because of bad credit.
40 other countries already have a FINANCIAL TRANSACTION tax…think about that. And how many in Congress would vote for that here? We'll have to SHOW THEM a very high level of support FOR this by helping elect Bernie Sanders president.
If only there were a virtual platform that was easily accessable where you could educate yourself on whatever you are interested in.......hmmmmmmmmm I should google that.
Another thing we need to do is restructure the way graduate degrees are done. For example, we're pumping out PhDs like rabbits, yet only 3% of PhDs become faculty positions.
I hope he will win, because i really terrified by some of the other candidates ( most of them are Republican). If someone like Jeb Bush or Ted Cruz becomes President, he is going to ruin your country. Since im not a u.s. citizen (i live in germany) i can't vote for him, but trust me i would ! GO SANDERS.
We need a cap on tuition at least! Make all public universities tuition cost only 5,000 while community colleges should only be 2,000. Abolish out of state tuition (which is robbery!) Allow people to declare bankruptcy on their loans
It's beyond absurd that this day and age we're still talking about "free higher education," while other counties are getting it done. Beyond absurd! #FeeltheBern
Don't forget to crack down on private student loans, also. The Government said my family has an income that is too high for aid. They can't afford to pay my college, so I have to do it myself. I am with Discover Student Loans, and over the life of each of my loans for each year I take out money, I will have paid 80,000 dollars over the life of the loan which was for 23,000 dollars in the first place. I have an 11% interest rate and a 47,000 dollar finance charge tied on to each loan. Four years times 80,000 dollars. This is for an undergraduate degree in meteorology and Spanish. Yet banks can borrow money at a 0.75 percent interest rate. Wow, I wish I were a bank! Bernie Sanders for president! #feelthebern
The other conservative candidates of this election have it all wrong. The foundation this country was founded upon no longer is relevant in todays society. Times change, and the law has to change with it. The founding fathers themselves were progressives. If it wasn't for their conflicting views to the British, we would not exist today. If it wasn't for their sacrifices in daring to oppose the status quo, this country would not exist. If these beliefs conflict with tradition and are for the betterment and happiness of the citizens of this country, it is our duty to follow them. The founding fathers themselves wouldn't want this country to be stuck in a rut. They wouldn't want us to be stuck with their values in a society that can't support them. They would want us to follow how things have become and make people happy. Screw tradition if these beliefs conflict with them. Then we can actually progress as a people and not be chained by our pasts.President Sanders. President Bernie Sanders. Has a nice ring to it. #feelthebern
Everyone deserves an education. It's that simple. I've had to put my college education on hold because I am already thousands in debt and just can't afford to continue. I hope Bernie wins the primary. I'll vote for Hillary if she wins it, but she is too moderate. I think she simply wants to be president and ruffle as few feathers as possible, unlike Bernie, who actually wants change.
Would free or low cost university/college only be for young people or would it be for all ages of people? There is social value in 30-100 year old people going back to school or starting and getting degrees and learning, being engaged, acquiring knowledge etc.. It always gets my attention how they always say "youths" or "young people" because a person is never too old to improve and learn or reach a higher potential. There could be people who dropped out of college when young because they were not ready, immature,had breakdown or lacked direction and then later in life want to return and are ready and more capable of being focused. Also some people never went to college when younger...so I think college should be free for all and not just "Young people" fresh out of high school. Lets value younger people by valuing their older selves by not putting a limit on them in life based on age. It is like we say "we care about you until you are 24, if you are not successful within this small window of time when you are inexperienced and not fully developed, prone to making poor decisions, then you are on your own." Lets invest in all people and then the investment will pay off in a more cultivated, educated, aware, happy healthy,informed,engaged populace of all ages who can contribute in bigger and smaller ways and reach higher personal potentials through education and training. One other thing I think is important to note is that education and people going to school generates an economy, like in centers of education you have shops, book sellers,cafes human activity and traffic not to mention all the direction of money going to educational supply and manufacturers ..like text book makers and writers, pencil/pen /notebook,tool,instrument distributors.The money always flows somewhere and if it is directed toward education then it is going to go to teachers,school faculty and all that goes into upkeep and organization of campuses.
TommySnoB SBDC That is a pretty simplistic sounding platitude. Of course we are a better,smarter higher quality society when we ensure young people have the best education possible,but that does not mean we throw people away after 25. WE should have free quality education for people of all ages and that will pay off the most rather than just reserving it for the young who often times drop out, or delay college, or who change career choices later in life. Also knowledge and learning is important to cultivating people of all ages so that there is more life satisfaction, opportunity and less ignorance overall.
We do NOT need an educated population with college or even schooling! Employers need to start hiring more people based on training, skills, and talent instead of pieces of paper and test scores.
***** Another smart comment. I fear my engineering career (once I finish) will mean nothing to employers because of my shitty GPA and lack of excellence and "barking orders" (leadership). Ironic that a $50000+ degree could mean nothing to employers. Something /that/ expensive should GUARANTEE a job, or my money back.
Here's your education for the Day... Robin Hood was nothing but a THIEF. He STOLE!. Nice example for a Hero, huh...? The way to make College affordable is NOT to make it "Free", or STEAL Other People's Money to pay for it. The way to make it affordable is to bring price's down. If you can't afford it, you can't pay for it. Sounds simple enough. And if no one goes there, they go out of business. The way to stay in business is to provide an affordable product, in this case and affordable education. I have personally seen products come and go simply because the retail price was too high. The ONLY way to make it successful is to make it affordable. You DON'T make it affordable by FORCING somebody else to pay for it! That only maintains the high cost that makes it UN-affordable. Do the Math, Bernie. Don't bring up foreign affairs as examples. AMERICA was made to go forward, not take two steps backwards by copying what they were trying to get away from in the first place.
I hope all of you watching this will register as democrats in order to vote in the democratic primary. for those of you that are unfamiliar with the political process, Bernie needs to first win the democratic primary before he can run as the democratic candidate for president. you cannot vote in the primary unless you are registered as a democrat!
How are you going to pay for it? The common answer will be, "Tax!" Think about that for a second. Ok, we tax the people to pay for college education. Now what? You've just hurt the people who you're trying to help, and you're helping the people that don't need the help. The lower class would suffer from the higher taxes, and the upper-middle, and upper classes would be getting help, the people who don't necessarily need help are now getting help over the people who really do need the economic help of a free college education. "But," you might say, "Let's cut spending on something!" Yea. Good luck with that. The Republicans don't want to lower spending on anything but entitlements, and the Democrats don't want to lower spending on anything but national defense. Have fun making a compromise, and I won't get into the details on who I think is right or wrong right now. So, you're helping the rich, and punishing the poor, which no party wants, as far as I know, in American politics. College Education cannot be free because you're just hurting the American People, and that's not fair to anyone. Secondly, not everyone needs a college education. If I want to be a professional welder, I don't need a four-year degree, I need to go to vocational school. Not all jobs and careers need a college degree. Some may say, "but the well paying jobs need a college degree!" Not necessarily. Underwater Welders make on average, approximately $54,750. That's higher than the average income for the average american person. They can also make approximately $93,910 if they're good enough. That's good money, and all you need is 3-years of vocational school, no college degree, and just job experience. College is not a necessity, not everyone needs it. A free college education would hurt the American Economy by further emphasizing the stereotype that everyone needs a college education to be successful. That's why college education can't be free. We can't think like we live in a perfect world of butterflies, rainbows, and happiness. The world is not fair, we have to get used to it. And we can't make the world a perfect, utopian world. That was tried, and I don't want to live in Communism. To make the world perfect would require you to change human nature, and you can't do that. Have fun trying, but it only leads to suffering.
Yes, I do, and most of the upper class still works for their money. Most of their income would be taxed more heavily under Sander's policy, which means they do have less money to spend, which will ruin the economy when there's no more incentive to be wealthy.
I would love to have the privilege to call Bernie, President. Sanders.
Ricardo del toro sounds so great, well, what are we waiting for!? let's make it happen!!!!!!!!!!!
Ricardo del toro How about, he's just another politician trying to buy votes by promising to give something away for free. He's buying votes from students. He's guaranteeing job security for a boatload of teachers who might be afraid the internet will take away their jobs. He's pandering to the fear and greed of both students and teachers.
The Best Happy Men I'll agree with you, if you could support what you say, with proof
Bernie Sanders need to quit slapping the chicken and quit lying to the Anerican people just to get their votes.
+The Best Happy Men Yet on the other side we have Donald Trump trying to win votes by claiming he "loves The Bible". Most Trump supporters don't even know how he plans to "Make America great again", they just take his word for it.
It honestly makes me want to cry just knowing that this guy, this 70 some year old guy, is out there fighting for the youth, the future of this country. Unless you are a young person that has gone through college or is going into college, you'll never understand the huge burden of college debt. That's not to say that you don't have other debts that are just as bad, it's just throughout high school, teachers preached "college, college, college. Get a higher educaton!" We were all pretty much destined for it. But they might as well have preached "DEBT DEBT DEBT" cause that's what we were destined for. To put ourselves and our families in debt. I was forced to go to a junior college, where I still feel like I'm getting a high quality education, but I feel as if I'm missing out on the social experiences of college life. Dorm life, meeting new people, breaking out of that high school bubble. Exploring new things. Stuff like that. The fact that Bernie is out there fighting for quite possibly the greatest and most capable generation ever is really inspiring and it brings tears to my eyes. Thank you Mr. Sanders. Regardless of what happens with this bill, thank you for fighting for the future generations.
Colton McKinney How about, he's just another politician trying to buy votes by promising to give something away for free. He's buying votes from students. He's guaranteeing job security for a boatload of teachers who might be afraid the internet will take away their jobs. He's pandering to the fear and greed of both students and teachers.
+The Best Happy Men He was talking about this shit 50 years ago, LONG before anyone was going to vote for someone supporting free college. All of the issues he has been consistent on. When he gave a speech advising against going to war with Iraq he said that all of the money we would inevitably waste (just a btw he basically predicted the entire outcome of the Iraq war, right down to the creation and growth of groups like ISS) should go to the revitalization of the middle class and free college tuition instead. Check your facts before spewing nonsense.
Spread the word. Bernie can't do it without us.
FDR was saying the same stuff Bernie is, in the forties. Imagine how great this country would be if we'd have had that kind of head start.
Mike Peezy Please vote for Bernie Sanders for President.
williambrighenticpa I planned on it.
Mike Peezy FDR won 4 times. The people of the country wanted some one like him enough to elect him 4 times :P. Bernie 2016.
Mike Peezy The U.S. would've been better off if FDR had the chance to implement the Second Bill of Rights in 1945, unfortunately he died in office that year and it never happened.
B Mullin I completely agree.
I just finished writing my response to his petition! Good work, Bernie. I'm behind you on this.
Roseann Demoro to Bernie Sanders: If everyone in Washington D.C. was like you we would have the most incredible country in the world.
THERE IT IS. That's it, right there. That's the perfect explanation of who & what Bernie Sanders is & why he should be the next President of the United States of America, because if everybody in D.C. was like him we'd have the greatest country in the world. Oh how I wish I could go work full time for this wonderful man.
Let's move together!!!! Bernie 2016
there's been a lot of doubt about Bernie getting the democratic nomination, but if people are encouraged to vote and are educated on him, I think he could stand a chance
***** Just spread the word as best you can and Bernie will do the rest. He's making it super easy for people to agree with his stance on issues, we just need to point people towards him. Also, if everyone does their job and votes for the most honest candidate, there won't be an issue.
This legislation is a no brainer!
It is an issue that should receive a unanimous vote ion the Senate and the House. I will eagerly wait to see how the other 99 Senators will respond.
I am not waiting however, to write to my two Senators today, asking them to support Sen Sanders' Education Bill that will Make College Tuition-Free.
Yezdyar Kaoosji What's best is that it only taxes high-level Wall Street speculation ranging from .5%-.005%. That's right, it is a decimal. It is not even 1% and it is expected to bring in 300 billion dollars.
Yezdyar Kaoosji It should receive a unanimous vote, but it won't. Electing a president like Bernie Sanders is a great start to fixing the problems that plague our country, but for it to really work we need a Senate and House that are also like Bernie, instead of a Senate and House that have been bought off by the corporations and 1%ers.
Its incredible how many people in America actually oppose this. What is even more incredible are the arguments they bring up against it. We can't pay for it? Oh, but we don't mind corporations evading corporate tax by parking their assets offshore and we don't mind allowing our stock exchanges to irresponsibly speculate at no cost, causing bubbles and crashes as they go. We also don't mind billionaires paying lower effective taxes than their middle-class employees, but heaven forbid we help the general population with affordable education and healthcare for all. That's "communist" and "unamerican". And the saddest part is that the same people spewing that nonsense are themselves part of the suffering middle class, only have they been indoctrinated by Fox News and the likes.
nj4ck Add to all that the Republican congress voted to INCREASE military spending and make CUTS to Social Security and soon massive cuts to disability. Unless someone is voted in to be a voice of reason.
They will filter out the part that Bernie wants to close corporate loopholes and make sure these taxes are directly effecting the top 1%, who are making 100% of national income. Of course _we_ arent going to pay for it. But they cant see the facts behind their corporist mirage.
Lmao wealthy people pay a lot more taxes
I3ug ever heard of tax rates, you idiot? Wealthy people pay lower effective tax rates than the middle class in many cases. That doesn't mean they pay lower amounts of money, simply lower effective percentages.
So your entire argument is: some people are allowed to do bad things, so we should be able to, in return, implement bad policies.
The left is ridiculous. And their hate of the wealthy is irrational.
Bernie sanders i digg you! Im from Norway and your correct! I'm politicly active in Norway as an 15year old and i agree in everything you say. America needs a change and Norway is a great example! And I'm not even from the United States and i still follow american politics xD But education and healthcare should be free!
Torbjørn McElroy I am tired of Republicans who disdain Norway and other countries for being "less free", when in reality they offer better success to their populace than the US
With Bernie as a President, I could love to live in USA in the future.
I am a chilean who follows this great man.
You all american should be proud for have a presidential candidate like him, a real good man.
Keep supporting Bernie!!!! You all americans have an amazing opportunity next year!!!!
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the second part of this should be entirely forgiving student debt.
The sincerity and conviction of this man is incredible to me and rarely, if ever, seen in our political system. Bernie 2016.
Please vote for Senator Bernie Sanders for President. And please consider sending him a political donation. He is fighting for you. He is not employed by the 1% and the multinational corporations, unlike all of the other candidates running for President.
If this was implemented a couple of years ago, I would be at my dream college right now. Got in, couldn't afford it.
Imagine what will happen to the economy when tens of millions of young people and others don't find themselves racking up tens of thousands (or more) in debt.
#FeelTheBern
Brian Anderson They will be taxed into oblivion as costs inevitably rise more as they are further disconnected from the consumer? A good economist looks into the unseen consequences of a proposed policy, rather than just the immediate obvious results.
Jacob Tothe Sanders' bill sets a 50-cent tax on every "$100 of stock trades on stock sales, and lesser amounts on transactions involving bonds, derivatives, and other financial instruments."
***** Having completed college at all is still preferable. I would rather see jobless college graduates free of debt than college grads in massive debt. No matter what being college educated and debt free is going to be beneficial.
***** great answer
***** ...you realize you already pay taxes. Somebody does have to pay for it. You...everyone already payd for alot of things...there's alot of things you help pay for that you don't have direct involvement in. Your helping my grandmother pay her bills and get nearly free healthcare right now!
Like Arek said, there will always be unemployed people, the employment rate will never be 0%. I would much rather see unemployed college graduates than people who never got the chance to go to college or are struggling to pay outrageous rates for corporations to hoard and make ridiculous profits.
Just because everyone went to college for free doesnt mean they won't find a job. It would make everyone more applicable to ANY job. And would provide an educated public.
If it helps just one single person take the opportunity to make a better life for themself or obtain medical care they otherwise couldn't afford then it would be worth it.
Meanwhile the millionaires are still just as rich, but have to pay a small fee when making enormous stock transactions.
Pass the Robin Hood Tax! Thank you Bernie for running for President!
Education is the root to a successful society. More people with a higher education means more people with high level degrees and an increase in sciences etc.
"Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army."-Edward Everett
As a 20-year-old who can't afford to go to college, I can't wait to vote for you. BERNIE'16
For me who live in Sweden it's absurd that some liberals here want to remove the free college and university tuition that we have. I could never afford becoming anything in life if they do so. America has such a big influence on all countries in the world and if Bernie Sanders make it to president I honestly think the world will become a much better place. Other countries would look up to your social security and welfare and would want to the same once they see how good democratic socialism is for a country.
Bernie Sanders, I wish you the very best and good luck next year! I got my hopes on you :)
Thank you Mr Sanders! Bravo!
FFD
This is a good idea. We want an educated populace to be competitive for the job market of tomorrow. China will soon pass us over for being the biggest economy. This means that all of this profit we are making through our massive financial sector will go down tremendously in the future. People will start using their currency and assets etc. (macro-economics 101).
We need more educated people to create and fill technical and high level jobs. Free education isn't just good for the people, it is also good for the country.
Richard Taylor You sound like you know what you're talking about.
Wow! Bernie Sanders is without a doubt the person we need for a better country. I hope that the American people will wake up and support this great man. #BernieSanders2016
Bernie Sanders for President!
"If Virtue & Knowledge are diffused among the People, they will never be enslav'd. This will be their great Security."
Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, February 12, 1779
Everybody should get everything free. No one should have to work to support anyone else. Let's all sit around and write poetry and paint some neat stuff.
David Welsh k...whatever you say.
Work Sets Us Free, hey?
Infantile rhetoric doesn't cut it, you need a credible cite, or piss off.
If we do not educate out own people we better just export them over to China or India where they can get jobs because they will get nothing here in the US.
Seriously, when the world got complicated enough we had a school system and people had to get a high-school education. Now people need more than that, and our economy needs investment so we can quit sending jobs and salaries overseas.
We have to quit the dumbing down of Americans and stop letting it that the only people who get education and connections to the job force be the very rich. It doesn't make sense to keep dumping on the American people. Also, when there is a little competition from the government in higher education the costs of private school will come down too.
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I love Bernie
Bernie has my vote!
I am so excited about this! Bernie Mac! Let's Go Get 'em!!!2016!!!
Right on Bernie!!!
Guess 2 speculative stock traders don't want to be taxed
Bernie @ 7:39 .... but listen to the nurses too, they have important speeches too.
And you tell this on the day I graduate? THANKS OBAMA
"I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves, (A)nd if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses of constitutional power."
Thomas Jefferson
Bernie for the people. I love it!!
Can somebody please tell me what Hilary is trying to get done for all of us?...... It seems like she is just waiting around, and twiddling her thumbs saying..."are we there yet?"
Nothing but common sense
finally a politician that isn't full of empty rhetoric ("make america great") and actually proposes tangible changes that are so important for the working class.
What about people who are in college debt?
ss4vegeta1 I assume you are talking about the people who would have debt before this bill passes. They would most likely reduce interest rates to almost 0 or, at best, remove them completely.
ss4vegeta1 He had this to say in the article here: www.vox.com/2015/5/20/8628901/bernie-sanders-redditt The specific answer Senator Sanders gave was this: "Our legislation not only would make tuition free at public colleges and universities, it would also cut student debt in half. It is absurd that millions of college graduates today are carrying debts of $50,000, $60,000, $100,000 or more. Our legislation deals with the issue of student debt in a very significant way." So, the details are not there, but it shows that he's concerned and wants to get this issue resolved.
Bruce Johnson Half of a kazillion is a bajillion. Cutting it in half would be a relief, but someone who has $100K in debt I would assume would be in the position of someone who had $50K in debt...which is still a large amount. Capping the amount of interest a loan could accumulate at 10% of the original (or liberally, 5%) would be a start if they wouldn't cut it in half.
Funny, a lot of debt accumulated is also because of housing and amenities, yet there's been no word on that. Perhaps make all housing equal in the future and include housing in the tuition bill?
Bruce Johnson what about private student loan debt?
WinginWolf As a $100K+ doctorate holder, I can say that I want Bernie to be elected since he seems to be the only one who's really taking a stand against this problem. (My older family members graduated debt free at a time when public college tuition was at a very low cost.) Bernie may not be ready to say "forgive the debt" just yet, but once he is in office, I am sure he could be persuaded.
To answer your question about housing - that is also an excellent point and should also be included in the college cost bill.
Goooo President Bernie Sanders!!!
Just graduated with +$100,000 in student debt.
Gil B I will vote to help make him President.
Woot Woot
Sanders needs to read just this one little book: "Economics in One Lesson" by Henry Hazlitt. fee.org/files/doclib/20121116_EconomicsInOneLesson.pdf
this is not enough!! I need my debt to be releasable in bankruptcy. I need the money that's tacked on to my loans for late fees to be removed at least! I cant get a loan because of it nor some jobs because of bad credit.
#Sanders2016
Sanders 2016!
i really like what u saidddddd
My President.
40 other countries already have a FINANCIAL TRANSACTION tax…think about that. And how many in Congress would vote for that here? We'll have to SHOW THEM a very high level of support FOR this by helping elect Bernie Sanders president.
If only there were a virtual platform that was easily accessable where you could educate yourself on whatever you are interested in.......hmmmmmmmmm I should google that.
I'll be happy if there is BIPARTISAN SUPPORT from both parties. As the Daily Show once said: #FUCO.
Another thing we need to do is restructure the way graduate degrees are done.
For example, we're pumping out PhDs like rabbits, yet only 3% of PhDs become faculty positions.
I hope he will win, because i really terrified by some of the other candidates ( most of them are Republican). If someone like Jeb Bush or Ted Cruz becomes President, he is going to ruin your country. Since im not a u.s. citizen (i live in germany) i can't vote for him, but trust me i would ! GO SANDERS.
Does anyone know where this is
Education for everybody! Vote for Bernie to make it happen!
Higher education is NOT a right people have. It's a privilege that needs to be earned.
Her tuition was $20K...thats nothing. How about these people who can't afford it EARN IT.
I really wanted callage to be free but I don't get wat berne means
7:50 the start of Bernie's speech
stop new taxes
Like Keely Mullin.
We need a cap on tuition at least! Make all public universities tuition cost only 5,000 while community colleges should only be 2,000. Abolish out of state tuition (which is robbery!) Allow people to declare bankruptcy on their loans
The hyphen in the title should not be there. What's a college without tuition? It's the fees that need to go.
It's beyond absurd that this day and age we're still talking about "free higher education," while other counties are getting it done. Beyond absurd!
#FeeltheBern
Don't forget to crack down on private student loans, also. The Government said my family has an income that is too high for aid. They can't afford to pay my college, so I have to do it myself. I am with Discover Student Loans, and over the life of each of my loans for each year I take out money, I will have paid 80,000 dollars over the life of the loan which was for 23,000 dollars in the first place. I have an 11% interest rate and a 47,000 dollar finance charge tied on to each loan. Four years times 80,000 dollars. This is for an undergraduate degree in meteorology and Spanish. Yet banks can borrow money at a 0.75 percent interest rate. Wow, I wish I were a bank! Bernie Sanders for president! #feelthebern
The other conservative candidates of this election have it all wrong. The foundation this country was founded upon no longer is relevant in todays society. Times change, and the law has to change with it. The founding fathers themselves were progressives. If it wasn't for their conflicting views to the British, we would not exist today. If it wasn't for their sacrifices in daring to oppose the status quo, this country would not exist. If these beliefs conflict with tradition and are for the betterment and happiness of the citizens of this country, it is our duty to follow them. The founding fathers themselves wouldn't want this country to be stuck in a rut. They wouldn't want us to be stuck with their values in a society that can't support them. They would want us to follow how things have become and make people happy. Screw tradition if these beliefs conflict with them. Then we can actually progress as a people and not be chained by our pasts.President Sanders.
President Bernie Sanders.
Has a nice ring to it.
#feelthebern
Everyone deserves an education. It's that simple. I've had to put my college education on hold because I am already thousands in debt and just can't afford to continue. I hope Bernie wins the primary. I'll vote for Hillary if she wins it, but she is too moderate. I think she simply wants to be president and ruffle as few feathers as possible, unlike Bernie, who actually wants change.
Would free or low cost university/college only be for young people or would it be for all ages of people? There is social value in 30-100 year old people going back to school or starting and getting degrees and learning, being engaged, acquiring knowledge etc.. It always gets my attention how they always say "youths" or "young people" because a person is never too old to improve and learn or reach a higher potential. There could be people who dropped out of college when young because they were not ready, immature,had breakdown or lacked direction and then later in life want to return and are ready and more capable of being focused.
Also some people never went to college when younger...so I think college should be free for all and not just "Young people" fresh out of high school. Lets value younger people by valuing their older selves by not putting a limit on them in life based on age. It is like we say "we care about you until you are 24, if you are not successful within this small window of time when you are inexperienced and not fully developed, prone to making poor decisions, then you are on your own." Lets invest in all people and then the investment will pay off in a more cultivated, educated, aware, happy healthy,informed,engaged populace of all ages who can contribute in bigger and smaller ways and reach higher personal potentials through education and training.
One other thing I think is important to note is that education and people going to school generates an economy, like in centers of education you have shops, book sellers,cafes human activity and traffic not to mention all the direction of money going to educational supply and manufacturers ..like text book makers and writers, pencil/pen /notebook,tool,instrument distributors.The money always flows somewhere and if it is directed toward education then it is going to go to teachers,school faculty and all that goes into upkeep and organization of campuses.
+corey wiley Youths are the future.
TommySnoB SBDC That is a pretty simplistic sounding platitude. Of course we are a better,smarter higher quality society when we ensure young people have the best education possible,but that does not mean we throw people away after 25. WE should have free quality education for people of all ages and that will pay off the most rather than just reserving it for the young who often times drop out, or delay college, or who change career choices later in life. Also knowledge and learning is important to cultivating people of all ages so that there is more life satisfaction, opportunity and less ignorance overall.
Is that you on the profile picture, i wonder why your crackhead self said that.
Bernie going to be our next president for 2020.
We do NOT need an educated population with college or even schooling!
Employers need to start hiring more people based on training, skills, and talent instead of pieces of paper and test scores.
***** Another smart comment. I fear my engineering career (once I finish) will mean nothing to employers because of my shitty GPA and lack of excellence and "barking orders" (leadership). Ironic that a $50000+ degree could mean nothing to employers. Something /that/ expensive should GUARANTEE a job, or my money back.
Employers need to reduce their standards. Credential inflation is also a problem along with tuition prices.
He needs to go retire some where. There's NOTHING free in this world!!!!!!
Here's your education for the Day... Robin Hood was nothing but a THIEF. He STOLE!. Nice example for a Hero, huh...? The way to make College affordable is NOT to make it "Free", or STEAL Other People's Money to pay for it. The way to make it affordable is to bring price's down. If you can't afford it, you can't pay for it. Sounds simple enough. And if no one goes there, they go out of business. The way to stay in business is to provide an affordable product, in this case and affordable education.
I have personally seen products come and go simply because the retail price was too high. The ONLY way to make it successful is to make it affordable. You DON'T make it affordable by FORCING somebody else to pay for it! That only maintains the high cost that makes it UN-affordable. Do the Math, Bernie. Don't bring up foreign affairs as examples. AMERICA was made to go forward, not take two steps backwards by copying what they were trying to get away from in the first place.
I hope all of you watching this will register as democrats in order to vote in the democratic primary. for those of you that are unfamiliar with the political process, Bernie needs to first win the democratic primary before he can run as the democratic candidate for president. you cannot vote in the primary unless you are registered as a democrat!
How are you going to pay for it?
The common answer will be, "Tax!"
Think about that for a second. Ok, we tax the people to pay for college education. Now what? You've just hurt the people who you're trying to help, and you're helping the people that don't need the help. The lower class would suffer from the higher taxes, and the upper-middle, and upper classes would be getting help, the people who don't necessarily need help are now getting help over the people who really do need the economic help of a free college education.
"But," you might say, "Let's cut spending on something!" Yea. Good luck with that. The Republicans don't want to lower spending on anything but entitlements, and the Democrats don't want to lower spending on anything but national defense. Have fun making a compromise, and I won't get into the details on who I think is right or wrong right now.
So, you're helping the rich, and punishing the poor, which no party wants, as far as I know, in American politics. College Education cannot be free because you're just hurting the American People, and that's not fair to anyone.
Secondly, not everyone needs a college education. If I want to be a professional welder, I don't need a four-year degree, I need to go to vocational school. Not all jobs and careers need a college degree. Some may say, "but the well paying jobs need a college degree!" Not necessarily. Underwater Welders make on average, approximately $54,750. That's higher than the average income for the average american person. They can also make approximately $93,910 if they're good enough. That's good money, and all you need is 3-years of vocational school, no college degree, and just job experience. College is not a necessity, not everyone needs it. A free college education would hurt the American Economy by further emphasizing the stereotype that everyone needs a college education to be successful.
That's why college education can't be free. We can't think like we live in a perfect world of butterflies, rainbows, and happiness. The world is not fair, we have to get used to it. And we can't make the world a perfect, utopian world. That was tried, and I don't want to live in Communism. To make the world perfect would require you to change human nature, and you can't do that. Have fun trying, but it only leads to suffering.
+SuperAppleFanatic1 You do realize that he means taxing the upper class based on their income.
Yes, I do, and most of the upper class still works for their money. Most of their income would be taxed more heavily under Sander's policy, which means they do have less money to spend, which will ruin the economy when there's no more incentive to be wealthy.
The same old crap. Vote for me and I will buy you presents with money I did not earn. Class warfare.
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Goper?
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Have you been drinking, Mr. Brownstone? A few cocktails under your belt?
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I understand.
Richard Davis i've been getting drunk your stupidity too, richie. the hangover is the worst part...