Pilots on food stamps

http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intel...n-food-stamps/

$100k educational fees to make <$30k a year

Yeah, buts its gonna help wealthier people even more, just like vouchers.

Well there's a certain level below which they probably shouldn't be in a 4-year college because they are just in too far over their heads. Direct any of those kids who want to learn and improve to community college or free remedial reading programs or whatever they need (which I'm sure a lot is already available).

Btw the kids at the very bottom of the ladder right now get a lot of opportunities when it comes to financial aid and preferential admissions. But as you describe, them not being prepared or ready is a very real problem. Like I said, I see free tuition as helping lower class and working poor kids more than anyone.

Families who are not poor will also have access to better schools, can afford tutors and SAT preparation. Therefore using high school GPAs and/or SAT test scores for free public college tuition eligibility will once again help the poorest the least.

Those who have received a sub-par high school education will also be the ones most likely to struggle in college. This should be kept in mind when advocating for maintaining a high GPA while in college to keep eligible.

At some point though there has to be a way for the state to give those resources to a more promising student instead. Figuring out the exact parameters won't be easy.

After reading this article I'm pretty ok with Backpage getting shut down.

Wait, wat?

Well from a middle class kid's POV it's still huge to not be in debt. A rich kid just has the govt paying for their education instead of their parents, so it wouldn't feel much different to them. But I'm ok with giving rich parents a break, given this whole thing is going to be funded by tax dollars. Win/win for everyone.

Rich people seem to be against it though because they like giving their kids that huge leg up in life. Which I get, they worked hard for it. But imo it's time to treat college or trade school like K-12, except optional.

Also no one is saying free tuition to elite private schools. Rich people can still have that.

Reminder that the GOP is now so far underwater with every single group mentioned in the 2012 autopsy that it is literally impossible for them to get worse and a 30-70 result with 18-34 year olds in four years will actually be an improvement

Guys, guys. Y'all know what he means. Why are you engaging him about the mechanics of college admissions?

Shifty and D'Smoov gonna get in on some of that sweet sweet free tuition action! Impregnating hot white girls right and left. Gonna turn that sorority house into a maternity ward. Awwwww yeeeeeahhhh.

His comments on Hillary's emails pretty much seal the deal on him only vaguely being aware of how it works.

I honestly don't think he realizes emails and cyber security are related things. He blew the biggest slow-pitch softball of all time.

Right-wing America is literally the only culture in the world that is skeptical of the value of an educated populace.

That's wild, had no idea.

Link to anything I can read on this?

If they are allowing child/human trafficking they should be shut down.

That said, backpage is basically like craigslist only they still do what craigslist stopped doing a while ago.

The indy newspaper in Orlando stopped letting people air wink wink prostitute ads a few years ago, not sure if it was forced to or if it did it of its own volition, but the paper's circulation went into the toilet since then and I'm surprised it even publishes now. It's a good paper, too.

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encycloped...ead-30088.html

Chris Cillizza is ****ing incredible

Heh, don't worry they probably aren't actively monitoring you. I think they only look if they think there's something illegal going on. Although some companies might scan for negative words or phrases. Try to avoid using "kill my boss" in your emails.

I'm going to have both

Eh? My previous job was a fortune 500, I'm currently at a very large international company, and literally 15 minutes ago got an offer from another fortune 500 I talked to last week.

Another latebreaking way 2016 is actually good all along:


That's the art critic for the New York Magazine casually dropping a five figure, escrow required prop bet challenge.

The takeaway is that the New York Magazine's art critic is smarter about prop betting than many 2p2ers. Always get an escrow when you've got a huge whale on the hook.

PS: Anyone seen awice lately?

Most of the discussion around free tuition has been for community colleges. Also, community college courses - despite the rampant stereotypes - are still college classes. To not be ready applies to both forms of higher education.

You are right to point out that kids from economically disadvantaged households do have opportunities for financial aid and the like ("preferential admission" is probably taking it too far imo). The issue was whether to base access to aid on academic preparedness. This would not help kids from lower class households more.

Sorry libtard, dude has irrefutable logic Trump is ahead:



Guy's twitter feed is a Children's Treasury Of The Dumbest Things People Think.

We had to move heaven and earth to hire a programmer as a contractor who didn't have a degree. I guess companies can vary.