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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

There is an economic premise that woulsd say that such a gov't promise of the 
first  "X"  dollars toward a secondary education (or anything else, really) 
simply increases the price of (but not the value) by the same amount.  You 
get exactly the same thing for the present cost plus  "X" ......bobford

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--- On Fri, 11/28/08, Cathy <goosecreekfarm AT gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Cathy <goosecreekfarm AT gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Kuntsler , new commentary, super-inflation
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, November 28, 2008, 5:11 PM
> I'm all in favor of higher education, but I wonder if
> the DC guys took a
> look at what widespread scholarships have done to
> Florida's postsecondary
> education institutions.  Aside from nearly bankrupting
> state universities,
> community college scholarships quickly lead to lowered
> course outcomes.
> This effect is so clear, I suspect it has been taken into
> consideration.  I
> firmly believe that this scholarship plan will, within 10
> years, create a
> two-tier education system.  A K-14 for one set of Americans
> and a K-16+ for
> another.  Of course, it won't really be K-14, but pre
> pre K. Furthermore, I
> will be surprised if mandatory testing does not route
> children into one or
> the other track before they reach high school.
> 
> Our education system is in a real mess and is primed for
> just such a major
> overhaul.
> 
> Cathy
> 
> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 6:45 PM, Lynn Wigglesworth
> <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>wrote:
> 
> >
> > a.. Create the American Opportunity Tax Credit: Obama
> and Biden will make
> > college affordable for all Americans by creating a new
> American Opportunity
> > Tax Credit. This universal and fully refundable credit
> will ensure that the
> > first $4,000 of a college education is completely free
> for most Americans,
> > and will cover two-thirds the cost of tuition at the
> average public college
> > or university and make community college tuition
> completely free for most
> > students. Recipients of the credit will be required to
> conduct 100 hours of
> > community service.
> >
> > Lynn Wigglesworth
> >
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