Comment by dap916 on 'Stupid Is As Stupid Does'

dap916 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:13:03 GMT

Posted 2/12/13 11:10am

Argggg....Virginia Foxx. Sometimes listening to her and watching her speak makes me think I'm watching the Cartoon Channel. I know she stands on the same side of the political aisle I do but, sheeeeesh....she gets a HUGE case of foot-in-mouth disease sometimes.

Gotta agree with ya on this one, Gary. I went to Elon in the early 70's on the G.I. Bill and worked 6 hours a day part time. You could do that back then. Yep, even at Elon when today Elon University has tuition just short of what you'd pay at Duke.

One comment, though, with regard to kids going to college today. I think that because the job market is so disasterous especially for young people, kids that don't necessarily want to go to college just do so while waiting for the jobs market to improve. Look at how many kids are living at home now well into their 20's. Look at the increase in college entrance applications across our country. And, that's a double-edged sword in my view. It's good on one hand because we're getting better educated youth but bad on the other hand because of the huge debt being compiled that in many cases won't ever be paid back and will be a burden for these kids for decades.

Comment by Carbine on 'Stupid Is As Stupid Does'

Carbine — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:44:07 GMT

Gary, you and the NYT will believe anything. The cost of a four-year degree from ASU isn't anywhere near $80k. My daughter graduated from ASU within the last ten years, and her total costs, including room and board, were a little over $45k.

Anyone who spent $80k in his four years there lived pretty high on the hog.

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