Since he’s clearly got nothing else to occupy his time, President Obama spoke today in more detail about his super-awesome plan to make community college “free” for two years for “those willing to work for it”:
"Here in America, we don’t guarantee equal outcomes…but we do expect that everybody gets an equal shot." —Obama #FreeCommunityCollege
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 9, 2015
"It shouldn’t matter what our name is, or what we look like, or what family we were born into…what matters is effort and merit." —Obama
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 9, 2015
"A college degree is the surest ticket to the middle class." —President Obama: http://t.co/8YTKdPKa7U #FreeCommunityCollege
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 9, 2015
"No one with drive & discipline should..be denied a college education just because they don’t have the money." —Obama #FreeCommunityCollege
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 9, 2015
"I’m announcing an ambitious new plan to bring down the cost of community college tuition in America" —President Obama #FreeCommunityCollege
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 9, 2015
"Community college should be free for those willing to work for it" —President Obama #FreeCommunityCollege pic.twitter.com/YYN9DPxxEt
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 9, 2015
"In America, a quality education cannot be a privilege that is reserved for a few" —Obama: http://t.co/8YTKdPKa7U #FreeCommunityCollege
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 9, 2015
"You would have to earn it. Students would have to do their part by keeping their grades up." —Obama #FreeCommunityCollege
— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) January 9, 2015
His standards, as usual, are the highest:
Obama plan requires students to attend community college at least half-time and maintain 2.5 grade point average. That's between B- and C+.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 9, 2015
How rigorous!
"Two years of college would become as free and universal as high school is today." —Obama #FreeCommunityCollege pic.twitter.com/mFwMVNiC7K
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 9, 2015
"Higher education shouldn’t be a Democratic issue or a Republican issue. It's an American issue." —President Obama #FreeCommunityCollege
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 9, 2015
Trite treacle aside, there’s so, so much wrong with this “plan.” Where do we even start?
@WhiteHouse kind of like how you "fixed" our health care system? Does free college = if you like your insurance you can keep it?
— Jonathan Grey (@jbgrey451) January 9, 2015
@WhiteHouse Like you brought down the cost of healthcare? FO
— Dutch (@zzyzxbaker) January 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/553634115216736256
@lachlan If history of expansion of grants/loans is any indication, it actually increases the cost while changing who pays (and when).
— James Wester (@jameswester) January 9, 2015
FACTCHECK: False. This will increase the costs. https://t.co/offoQyisaw @WhiteHouse
— RBe (@RBPundit) January 9, 2015
@RBPundit @WhiteHouse Surprisingly, "cost" and "price" are not in fact interchangeable.
— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) January 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/mug_brandon/status/553638021565009921
@WhiteHouse #seriously @BarackObama Middle class has nothing to give anymore. #more#taxes #BS pic.twitter.com/xVo0qDuGHU
— Ettyd (@ettyd) January 9, 2015
He says "bring down the costs" and then in the next breath says "free CC." Umm, that makes no sense.
— Heather Marie (@hfearny) January 9, 2015
Of course it doesn’t. You know what would make sense, though? Something like this:
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/553634998184861696
What a novel idea!
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