The U.S. Navy has seen its ship production drop to a 25-year low, falling behind Chinese production even as the service faces increasingly complex threats around the world.
  • NeuromancerOPM
    -5•3 months ago

    If we made college free, we would restrict college to only the best and brightest. That is how the rest of the world does it.

    I prefer our current system where it is available to anyone.

      • NeuromancerOPM
        -4•3 months ago

        There are student loans available to fund college or scholarships. The military also had the GI Bill. The National guard has the GI bill and variable program based on the state.

          • NeuromancerOPM
            -4•3 months ago

            Yes that is how a loan works. You have interesting attached to loans.

            Everyone qualifies unless you fit certain disqualifying statuses such as drug dealing, didn’t register for the draft, etc.

            Taking the improper people and trying to educate them wastes time and money. That is how we ended up in this situation.

            Even in countries that offer “free” education, students earn just as much as Americans.

            https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/upshot/an-international-final-four-which-country-handles-student-debt-best.html

              • NeuromancerOPM
                -4•3 months ago

                Test scores. That is how other countries do it that have cheap or free education. Only the best get to go. The other people just do trade school.

                  • NeuromancerOPM
                    -5•3 months ago

                    That is how most countries that provide free education work. If you had read the article, you would see they end up with just as much debt as Americans.

                    Since education itself has no known negative side-effects, why limit access?

                    Cost. Even in countries where it is free, they end up in just as much debt as here.

                    There is no free lunch.