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Old 09-08-09, 11:32 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by mookiemookie View Post
I have no problem with a government subsidized higher education system. The benefits of living in a society of brain surgeons and rocket scientists are a lot greater than living in one of ditch diggers and bus drivers.
Really? Ever see a Brain Surgeon or Rocket Scientist dig a ditch or drive a bus?

Seriously, even if every student with the intelligence and drive to be successful could attend college completely free there would never be enough open positions in those fields to employ everyone.
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