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IMO we should pay adults to go back to school. Make all public universities free and pay a living stipend. Give additional stipends for dependents. Easy win for
by danny_codes 6mo ago
IMO we should pay adults to go back to school. Make all public universities free and pay a living stipend. Give additional stipends for dependents. Easy win for everyone.
- coredog64 6mo agoInsert "just need to subsidize demand" meme here.
- downrightmike 6mo agoThat's how we got here
- aorona 6mo agobut why
- glial 6mo agoWell, for one thing, critical thinking and communication skills seem to be in short supply.
- PearlRiver 6mo agoStudents in America don't have jobs. You can be motherfucking Einstein but you will still have to be a waiter in a cafe to contribute to society and pay for your student room. When you are 20 you don't need sleep.
- triceratops 6mo agoI hope you aren't hit by a sleep-deprived 20 year old driving from their night shift to an early morning class.
- gottorf 6mo agoHave you observed a lot of critical thinking and good communication from recent college grads?
- danny_codes 6mo agoIt’s good for society. You get a more educated population, you get to redistribute wealth (reduce GINI is always a win), you get increased per capita productivity as people expand their skills.
- triceratops 6mo agoAmerican universities need to become more like their European counterparts in order for this model to work.