Agree - one.
Alternatives are dramatically cheaper. Associates degrees eliminate thousands of dollars in costs, dual credit saves thousands before you even start college, technical schools are much cheaper.... alternatives to a 4 year degree eliminate the need to take on large amounts of debt. So no - this is not "two."
No - Two.
Yes - I don't care about the issue very much - but would be interesting in seeing data presented.
No - existing laws do account for people already here. We just ignore them. Enforcing the law and securing the border is a critical first step - without doing that the rest of the equation is pointless.
I am not sure what the issue you are driving at is....I would expect if you ask 20 people what racial justice means they would tell you 20 different things. You need to expand on the issue here.
Wrong again. I am all for driving down prices and bending the cost curve. Those are worthwhile goals. I would be interested in seeing stats on the people that do not have healthcare, what their basic profile might look like etc... Not sure why asking data means I don't recognize the problem.
There are no easy answers...that is a fact. Is it a problem - yes. Are there easy answers - no.
Great so you made a political argument for why income and wealth inequality are relevant. Until someone makes a compelling economic argument - I will continue to view it as irrelevant.
Revenue is at record highs - that is a demonstrable fact. As for cuts - its a bit simplistic to just claim Republicans want to "cut" all that. But the fact does remains, despite collecting record tax revenue, we are $19 trillion debt and running a $450 billion deficit. You say we need "temporarily" need more revenue...please expound upon that with dollar amounts, programs, phase outs etc.
Great - you made a political argument.
Life expectancy in the US is hitting record highs (that is what I said)... healthcare outcomes are dramatically better. And if you want to put a focus on better nutrition for lower income people SNAP is low hanging fruit to run pilot programs.
You might reread the stats I posted. I posted the percentage of high school graduates that are enrolling in higher education - and noted (correctly) that they continue to be near record highs. The trend line has been steadily increasing over the last few decades.
You claim income and wealth inequality will lead to less opportunity for people to pursue higher education. The data however shows enrollment trending up near record highs over the same time period you claim income and wealth inequality has exploded. You need to explain that.
I am well familiar with the case - I am curious to hear your explanation.
