Politics

[Doug3006]

Universities in the US are suffering from declining enrollment because they are selling a bad and outdated product. I graduated college in 1984 with a business degree. It helped me get a job with a defense contractor making decent money, at a time when unemployment was high. Today, that same degree would maybe get me hired as the night manager at a Taco Bell! Pay 100 grand for a degree and THAT’S all you get in return? It’s not surprising that enrollment is down. What’s surprising is how many people continue to take the bait! College is still the path to prosperity for those who study fields like engineering, law, hard sciences (as opposed to social sciences), medicine and the like. People interested in other careers might want to consider going straight to work, or joining the military.

 

[Wheels]

Well it looks like my three university degrees and and my daughters are not the only college degrees I will be paying for.

Frankly, if I am going to have to be a sugar daddy for someone else’s college, it should be a female and I should be getting the benefit of being the sugar daddy. Instead, I am on the receiving end of this relationship along with the rest of working Americans.

Kind of like going out with friends that order the Porterhouse/lobster combo along with a $500 bottle of wine and demand splitting the bill equally.

 

[Boyd Brooks]

It was kind of neat how your commander and chief gave every working person a $2800.00 pay cut today. I caught some of his address and he sounded like a grade one student learning to read from Dick and Jane.

 

[Newboomer]

But at the end of the day the little guy picks up the tab rung up by politicians at the trough--by the way, WE HAVE A BARTENDER in congress...literally. Her moniker is AOC

And the barfly is Nasty Piglousy.

 

[Newboomer]

Totalitarianism.

The commucrat gestapo strikes again.

 

[Hogpatrol]

The real issue is.. many of the universities in the US are going broke... despite insanely inflated tuitions..

like most governmental-run institutions, in the US they have been mismanaged and misaligned with the actual public need..

A good friend is a senior administrator at a large state university in Ohio.. while COVID is getting most of the blame.. freshman enrollments are WAY down for the last 3 years running.. and more and more kids, if they chose to go to college/university, are choosing to go online..

the problem with online enrollments is.. the universities in the US have built their business models around making the bulk of their cash from the sale of dormitory housing, students eating in the dining facilities, sale of parking passes, etc..etc.. and they have huge sunk costs in building crap like lazy rivers, climbing walls, huge food courts, etc.. that were supposed to attract students to an on campus lifestyle (but have nothing to do with education at all), that they arent recovering their investments on..

Since universities cant cover the cost of their newly built on campus apartments and climbing walls.. many of them have resorted to cutting staff.. the Ohio university mentioned above has a plan to release almost 25% of its staff by the end of 2022.. they are putting larger numbers of kids into classrooms, running more and more of their curriculum online where they can assign significantly larger numbers of kids to the same class, etc..

In short, the entire US public education system is in a pretty dismal place these days.. from the grade schools to the post graduate programs..

There is further concern that all of the "tuition relief" efforts will just further incentivize universities to increase tuition (why not.. the students arent paying.. the govt is (ie the tax payers)...)... which just leads them further and further down the same rabbit hole (less freshman enrollment.. because many young people in the US are disenfranchised by the entire racket and are now seeing the fallacy of the millennials and all of their gender studies degrees that now work at Home Depot and Starbuck after graduation.. if they work at all...


As a lifelong student and someone that actually really enjoys the learning process, seeking knowledge, etc.. I find it pretty sad (and in many ways revolting)...

Analysis: Why Did 6 Colleges Shut Down Over The Past 12 Months? - SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)

On March 23, the students and faculty of New Jersey’s Bloomfield College received a letter from the school’s president, Marcheta P. Evans, addressing concerns that the financially struggling college might be forced to close its doors.

www.benzinga.com

More colleges face bankruptcy even as top schools experience record wealth

Steep enrollment declines are forcing some colleges into bankruptcy while the country's most elite institutions are faring better than ever.

www.cnbc.com

How Colleges Make Money

Colleges, universities, and other schools face funding challenges for a variety of reasons. Learn how schools make money and how they use it.

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Our state university doesn't have financial issues. They just keep soaking the taxpayer more every year to cover their expenses. Last year, it was 125 million. Meanwhile, Delaware State University is dunning the taxpayers for 42 million in taxpayer money for 2022 so they can keep their 40% graduation rate from dropping even more.

 

[steve white]

Universities in the US are suffering from declining enrollment because they are selling a bad and outdated product. I graduated college in 1984 with a business degree. It helped me get a job with a defense contractor making decent money, at a time when unemployment was high. Today, that same degree would maybe get me hired as the night manager at a Taco Bell! Pay 100 grand for a degree and THAT’S all you get in return? It’s not surprising that enrollment is down. What’s surprising is how many people continue to take the bait! College is still the path to prosperity for those who study fields like engineering, law, hard sciences (as opposed to social sciences), medicine and the like. People interested in other careers might want to consider going straight to work, or joining the military.

I have a niece who even graduated high school online. When I-High graduation was held, over half the students either had college credit, or an Associate degree in the bag, many had scholarships, and the vast majority were headed for colleges although she did that online, too.
On another line of thought, in Dallas, virtually no hispanic males want college or even necessarily to finish HS as they are going straight into the trades.

 

[Red Leg]

I know the Trump absolutists are expected to hate her, but I have always thought Megan Kelley was one of the brightest and most inciteful conservative journalists in my lifetime. (Heck, I can't abide Donald Trump either - I was simply left with no one else to support. ) She does a brilliant job in this clip eviscerating the totally non self-aware Anthony Fauci.

 

[steve white]

I know the Trump absolutists are expected to hate her, but I have always thought Megan Kelley was one of the brightest and most inciteful conservative journalists in my lifetime. (Heck, I can't abide Donald Trump either - I was simply left with no one else to support. ) She does a brilliant job in this clip eviscerating the totally non self-aware Anthony Fauci.

I hate that she back-stabbed Bill O'Reilly

 

[jpr9954]

 

[sestoppelman]

I know the Trump absolutists are expected to hate her, but I have always thought Megan Kelley was one of the brightest and most inciteful conservative journalists in my lifetime. (Heck, I can't abide Donald Trump either - I was simply left with no one else to support. ) She does a brilliant job in this clip eviscerating the totally non self-aware Anthony Fauci.

I always liked her too. After she left FOX, she has had her ups and downs. I saw part of her interview with Jane Fonda and she asked Fonda about her latest face lift?
Rightfully JF was highly annoyed and I would have been too. That wasnt why she was there.
MK looked really stupid on that occasion.
And please no Hanoi Jane stuff, thats besides the point and irrelevant.

 

[Ray B]

I wasn't aware that MK was still on TV or was still relevant for that matter. But there's a lot on MSM, Streaming, etc to which I pay no attention.

 

[Red Leg]

I always liked her too. After she left FOX, she has had her ups and downs. I saw part of her interview with Jane Fonda and she asked Fonda about her latest face lift?
Rightfully JF was highly annoyed and I would have been too. That wasnt why she was there.
MK looked really stupid on that occasion.
And please no Hanoi Jane stuff, thats besides the point and irrelevant.

https://cdn.theguardian.tv/mainwebsite/2015/08/07/150806trumpwomen_FromGAus-16x9.mp4

We all see moments like that through our own sense of perspective. I personally think that was an absolutely legitimate line of questioning for someone with Donald J. Trump's history - particularly when about to meet Hillary in the general. Someone should have had the courage to do the same to Bill back in the day. As I have often noted on this thread, I am no fan of Trump. He was the least bad choice in the last two elections. I just hope he won't be in the next as well.

I should add that Trump handled the question just right - with a bit of humor and then like any good politician, by changing the subject.

 

[meigsbucks]

I’ve been a fan of MK. As with most FOX commentators, at some point they say something out of line. She did a non political talk show after FOX but axed for some comment she made on that show.
As far as Trump. I think personally he’s a jerk. However, I agreed with a lot of his policies. It reminds me of a few people who worked for me: jerks but did the job they were hired to do, well. Did I agree with him totally: no, but a hell of a lot better than at least three of his previous predecessors and 9000% better than the twit we have in the Oval Office now.

 

[Ray B]

Speaking of Pres Trump, I wonder how abrasive he would have (not) been had the media, the Never trumpers and the DemonRats treated him with an ounce of respect. He may have been able to relax his defenses, been a pleasant person and not had the lies of Shitferbrains and Swallowell and the various attempts to impeach or otherwise run him out of town.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

I have said this before and I absolutely believe it: had he (Trump) had a modicum of self-control while in office (social media), he would have been re-elected and we wouldn't be in this mess right now. I'm with @Red Leg : I don't think he's any different now, and possibly even worse. I fervently hope we have a different choice in 2024.

 

[sestoppelman]

I have said this before and I absolutely believe it: had he (Trump) had a modicum of self-control while in office (social media), he would have been re-elected and we wouldn't be in this mess right now. I'm with @Red Leg : I don't think he's any different now, and possibly even worse. I fervently hope we have a different choice in 2024.

I disagree completely. Unless you want to say that we should all bow to the woke libtards of this country.
True, they couldnt handle Trump and that was the problem. He threw it right back in their faces.
If he had not been under constant attack from all sides since that ride down the escalator, and not having to spend all of his time defending himself over bogus charges, he would have been re elected handily.
I dont buy this stuff about twitter etc. He upset the apple cart and had to be destroyed.
If he gets the nomination I will vote for him, and depending on who else is available as an alternative I will vote for him in the primary as well.

 

[WAB]

I have said this before and I absolutely believe it: had he (Trump) had a modicum of self-control while in office (social media), he would have been re-elected and we wouldn't be in this mess right now. I'm with @Red Leg : I don't think he's any different now, and possibly even worse. I fervently hope we have a different choice in 2024.

I completely agree. His policies were sound, his behavior was not. We need someone with sound policy who does not respond like a playground bully every time he is criticized or challenged.

 

[sestoppelman]

I completely agree. His policies were sound, his behavior was not. We need someone with sound policy who does not respond like a playground bully every time he is criticized or challenged.

There are many reasons why he was not re elected. His tweeting isnt one of them. That was just an excuse for the more sensitive to not vote for him. If that isnt obvious then I dont what to tell you guys.

Frankly I laughed loud and long over all that BS. Didnt bother me a bit, but then I aint Woke I guess.
How about all the false narratives put up by the left. Russian agent/fake dossier, golden showers, Ukranian agent, the whole of the leftist party and probably half the other, it was one thing after another.
The media burying all the Biden stories, Hunters laptop, Bidens showers with his daughter, crooked business deals. All buried as "Russian disinformation" by the FBI! We know that now for certain.
Who perpetrated all of that? HRC with the help of the FBI, FISA courts, Mueller etc.
From the moment he declared he was under constant assault from all sides.
Wonder how any of us would have done any much better under those circumstances.

Yes, his policies were sound, that should have been enough for all of us, it was for me.
I will vote for him again if he gets the nomination.

 

[WAB]

There are many reasons why he was not re elected. His tweeting isnt one of them. That was just an excuse for the more sensitive to not vote for him. If that isnt obvious then I dont what to tell you guys.

Frankly I laughed loud and long over all that BS. Didnt bother me a bit, but then I aint Woke I guess.
How about all the false narratives put up by the left. Russian agent/fake dossier, golden showers, Ukranian agent, the whole of the leftist party and probably half the other, it was one thing after another.
The media burying all the Biden stories, Hunters laptop, Bidens showers with his daughter, crooked business deals. All buried as "Russian disinformation" by the FBI! We know that now for certain.
Who perpetrated all of that? HRC with the help of the FBI, FISA courts, Mueller etc.
From the moment he declared he was under constant assault from all sides.
Wonder how any of us would have done any much better under those circumstances.

Yes, his policies were sound, that should have been enough for all of us, it was for me.
I will vote for him again if he gets the nomination.

I don’t think it’s too much to ask that our president display a certain amount of decorum. Great politicians know how to eviscerate someone with class. Ronald Reagan was one. I will not vote for him in the primary. I will vote for him if he gets the republican nomination.