Right. So that’s at least 90% of MA residents who would qualify.

Honestly I’d love to go to community college and pick up some random degrees and skills just for fun. I’m a nerd who loves school, and that’s probably exactly how I’d spend my time if I had unlimited funds. But I already have a PhD and a high-skill job, so that funding would be kind of wasted on me.

true, it's in leviticus, i forgot about that one

I’m here for Facebook style posts slander!

High school diploma or GED. You would want someone who needs a GED to attend a GED-focused program.

u/superbbuffalo is asserting that all residents should qualify for this assistance. Per the article, the aim is to train those over 25 without college degrees-- generally recognized as a class of lower-income individuals. By applying a blind eye to qualifications, it ignores the financial hurdles that lower-income individuals face when applying for a college education.

Basically, this is the same assertion as "all residents should get food stamps" while ignoring why SNAP exists exclusively for lower-income families.

Who was the contractor? We are in the process of setting up the insulation appt, so would be curious to know which company this was. Thanks!

Do community colleges have many admissions requirements? I thought not? This program is for community college, not 4-year state colleges.

To clarify, I think free state college for all residents would be great. But if for whatever reason that's not politically or economically feasible, then I think more limited strategic programs are better than doing nothing.

Dateline show in 2030?

Hopefully her body will be recovered 🙏🏼

God Mariano is the worst, he completely drags down ideas and bills, I can't stand him.

Whether he murdered his wife doesn't matter to the police. It's who fits the narrative of the current evidence at hand.

He’s pretty much the mayor of the place.

Indeed but don't stop there, do it for food stamps, shelter, healthcare, energy, etc... Socialize all essential services.

I'll give credit for including the praying emoji. If you say you're praying for someone but you leave that emoji out, God will be angered and smite the person to teach you humility.

Was Jennifer Lopez there to give heem donut-flavored keeses?

"Ben, it's not your fault. You were a good Batman. There'll be other parts. "

How about some big ass city rats? They are all rodents, so what's the difference?

Brazil *

>Taxes pay for fire fighters even if your house doesn't burn do

But they will be their if I need them

>Single people pay for schools their non-existent children won't use.

And if I have children they can go to them.

>. The more people that get an education, the better off we all are.

Limited financial aid makes it hard for many to go to schools and increases the debt many will have to go into. It increases costs, so many in the middle class either need to go into debt or just not go to school.

Increasing cost of education....bad

You realize that just because all residents would qualify for free state college, doesn’t mean every resident would meet admissions requirements.

Your argument still boils down to ability to pay should decide who goes to college and who doesn’t.

I don’t understand why whenever there are conversations of free college, every acts like that would admit every single person who applies.

🤣🤣🤣

🤣🤣🤣 Yes!

[deleted]

But if all residents qualify then the amount all residents pay will also be higher. If there’s limited funding, it makes some sense to limit the number of people in the program to a strategic group where it would have the most impact. In this case they propose limiting it to people over the age of 25 who don’t already have a degree. It’s a lot more difficult to go back to school when you’re older- this could help lower that hurdle.

This is the kind of program, like many others, where not everyone directly benefits, but the whole state may indirectly benefits. There’s a critical shortage of medium-skilled technical workers in the state. Increasing the supply of people who are qualified to do these jobs could improve the state’s overall economy, leaving more funding for other programs.

Kind of odd how so many comments in this thread are focused on the program not being open to every single resident. This is very typical of how the government works. For example, everyone helps pay for SNAP benefits, but not everyone gets SNAP benefits- just the people who need it.

No.

Increased student count increases operating costs, which increases the cost per student. It's also just fucked that my taxes go to fund other students going to these schools but my children may not be eligible.

Increased demand is part of the reason why college has gotten so expensive.