I really can not believe the lack of political savvy in this...
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Oregon has no sales tax... only an income tax based on the federal income tax. Oregon voters have formally already voted against any sales tax 7 or 8 times. The rest of the state essentially politically hates Portland (and Eugene). A large portion of automobile drivers hate bicyclists. The Portland City Club is the remnants of "old Portland", and while still influential in Portland-politics, it carries little weight elsewhere. |
Their lack of political savvy comes from their world view. Only they, the wise seers, can lead the unwashed away from motor cars, back to the temple of the holy bicycle. :rolleyes:
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We moved to PDX in the mid-70's, and found life here was different - very different.
The City Council was attempting to cope with cable TV, so there were onslaughts by the broadcast networks, the phone company, the electric company, and most importantly, the unique and "weird" neighborhoods of Portland. Eventually, the cable was installed, but among the concessions to the neighborhood groups, the City Council demanded one channel be set aside for "public access" - with NO editing or censorship. As a result, Portlanders were treated to TV as they had never seen before. ... silliness of all sorts, amateurs of all sorts, evangelists of all sorts, and NUDITY --- nudity in the studio and films of public-nudity on beaches, city streets, etc. To say the least, the public access channel was a guilty-pleasure success. Many people watched, but only a very few defended publicly ... and so eventually it's policies became compromised and the channel failed. It was a great social experiment. But, Larry Nielsen held on, and stayed in the public eye with his-to-her store-front church and street-evangelism, all at a time when such complex images and messages were unacceptable to most of society. OregonLive.com Nancy Haught, The Oregonian 6/13/13 Sister Paula Nielsen, Portland's transgender Christian evangelist, tells all Quote:
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This Bill is a bit unexpected to the Oregon public,
but at the same time it is not all that surprising. Fox News Associated Press July 03, 2013 Plan would make tuition free at Oregon colleges Quote:
announced that tuition for existing AND incoming med students would remain constant. Tuition rates have been rising, and people are concerned about the "student loan" debt of graduates that is climbing. This is particularly true for students of higher (post-graduate) degrees because the Federal student loan is being cut for them. (Thanks to the Republican Party) . ETA: Oregon Live Nick Budnick, The Oregonian 7/1/13 Updated: Oregon Health & Science University to lock in tuition for new, existing students Quote:
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I see those incentives backfiring. People will likely still seek high-paying jobs, they will just get to keep more of it.
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Also, it's easier to do a cost/benefit analysis on a loan. If you have to pay, say 5% of your per annum earnings in perpetuum, you are potentially (definitely, from my experience) taking a much bigger hit than any student loan.
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From what I am reading, the issues are along the lines of...
1) If a student can't afford today's tuitions, he/she won't go to college at all. 2) Student loan programs are getting major cuts for graduate degrees 3) On graduation, the student is not in debt with student loans. Here is one article... Quote:
the "student" would be paying about the same total as the current student loan debt (e.g. $1,800 x 20 yrs = $36,000) |
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13 Colleges That Aren't Worth the Money and 13 Colleges That Aren't Worth The Money One college is nearby The Cellar. |
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Everyone should not go to college. In my imaginary world, college scholarships would be strictly merit-based, with a secondary discrimination based on need, but not before weeding out the dumb ones who also happen to be poor. "Wanting" to go to college isn't enough, in my book. |
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As a result we now have more 'dumb ass' boys. A majority never learn how to know something. College is supposed to teach one how to think and therefore know. How not to entertain emotions (like a child). How feeling do not make an informed citizen. A perfect example demonstrated by a light bulb. A light bulb is observed to fail when switched on. That proves power cycling a light bulb causes bulb failure. A complete scam based in junk science reasoning. Because the observer did not see the many other times bulbs burned out. Even ignored the traffic lights that blink all night long with less failures. Only observation 'proved' that bogus conclusion. Reality. Bulbs are not damaged by power cycling. Because knowledge from observation is classic junk science. Too many, with insufficient education, would not even know why that conclusion was bogus. We now have more boys who don't even know how to think. Which means the Tea Party and other extremists have a larger pool to recruit from. So it must be good? |
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It goes right back to a fundamental question. What is the purpose of a business. Scumbags, communists, and even the mafia say it is to make a profit. Only fools recite that business school lie. The purpose of every business is - number one - its product. Many 'for profit' colleges are profit centers. The product is irrelevant. Leaving students to pay off massive debts decades later. Unfortunately price of college has increased significantly without any demand for better product. For example, where is the increase in professors and basic research? Instead, most money goes into more administrators and new buildings. Prices went up because so many more college loans were made available. Supply and demand - economics that is taught in college. This 'free money' has also been especially profitable for religious colleges. Tuition increased. They still teach virtually no math or science. |
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