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Old 08-18-2010, 09:27 PM
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These are the fees that UT charges for one semester. I think it puts the education out of reach for most. I would like to see a community service option for repaying the debt to society. This country needs a lot of help and work. There is not reason that we cannot use the labor from our graduates to help out.
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Old 08-18-2010, 11:36 PM
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I think a forced 2 years in the military or if they object peace corps would do a lot of young people a lot of good.
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Old 08-18-2010, 11:45 PM
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I think a forced 2 years in the military or if they object peace corps would do a lot of young people a lot of good.
yes, it would teach them.... about america's freedoms? uh, make it easier for us to keep invading countries and then getting stuck in a quagmire?

i think a seizure of half the wealth of the richest , say, 5%, to pay for education (and health care and infrastructure) would work out well for everyone, even the rich i.e. bill gates, 30 billion instead of 60 billion, no tears for him. sadly, no one seems to go for this idea, because...? we're a nation which values money (and the pursuit thereof) over all other things? even children and the future?
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Old 08-19-2010, 12:26 AM
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yes, it would teach them.... about america's freedoms? uh, make it easier for us to keep invading countries and then getting stuck in a quagmire?
Insted of fighting amoungst themselves people need to be taught to serve their country regardless of their social standing. Who said anything about war?


BTW the richest already pay for everything. Try keeping up with things, Bill Gates along with many other very wealthy people are donating just about all their money to charity. Warren Buffet is donating every penny. Your communist ideas wouldn't fix anything, except give the government more money to waste.
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I think a forced 2 years in the military or if they object peace corps would do a lot of young people a lot of good.
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Old 08-19-2010, 12:31 AM
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These are the fees that UT charges for one semester. I think it puts the education out of reach for most. I would like to see a community service option for repaying the debt to society. This country needs a lot of help and work. There is not reason that we cannot use the labor from our graduates to help out.
Think about it this way. It was like that when my folks were growing up. They treasured their education. They took it seriously because they knew what the outcome was if they failed.
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