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Originally posted by WormwoodSquirm
If he or she can't afford a glass of wine he has no hope in hell of successfully suing Oxfordedit on 22-1-2013 by WormwoodSquirm because: gender
Originally posted by 1nquisitive
reply to post by burdman30ott6
Whilst I agree with your point, they can deny/grant access to whoever they want, it must be mentioned that Oxford ISN'T private.
Oxford is a public funded university.
And for the record being able to pay your tuition is a perfectly acceptable prerequisite!
Originally posted by 1nquisitive
reply to post by burdman30ott6
Whilst I agree with your point, they can deny/grant access to whoever they want, it must be mentioned that Oxford ISN'T private.
Oxford is a public funded university.
And for the record being able to pay your tuition is a perfectly acceptable prerequisite!
Factually speaking, the system as it is corrodes our nations intellectual content. It denies people who live on thier wits, the ability to further themselves unless they have vast sums of free capital.
Originally posted by NarrowGate
Originally posted by 1nquisitive
reply to post by burdman30ott6
Whilst I agree with your point, they can deny/grant access to whoever they want, it must be mentioned that Oxford ISN'T private.
Oxford is a public funded university.
And for the record being able to pay your tuition is a perfectly acceptable prerequisite!
No it is not.
Yes it is.
It keeps the rich families rich and the poor families poor. Any schooling should be free. Especially considering how easily a degree can become null and void with any little incident that may or may not be your fault.
As for "free schooling" please see my earlier post regarding the fact that when X receives something for free Y has to pay. Please refer to it accurately, namely "making somebody else pay" as opposed to "free".
Originally posted by 1nquisitive
Originally posted by signalfire
ALL education should be free. It's all available for the reading and effort necessary at any library or on the internet
So you're willing to FORCE me to teach you for free? You do realise there is no such thing as "free", don't you? EVERYTHING has a cost.
Every economic action has an opportunity cost, time cost, etc etcedit on 22-1-2013 by 1nquisitive because: typoedit on 22-1-2013 by 1nquisitive because: more typos
Originally posted by Heisenberg59
Who cares? It's all a scam anyway to get you into to debt before you even have a job to pay it back. Even more so now with college grads ending up working at walmart. Be your own man and stop thinking that playing by the rules is going to get you ahead in life.
Originally posted by 1nquisitive
Factually speaking, the system as it is corrodes our nations intellectual content. It denies people who live on thier wits, the ability to further themselves unless they have vast sums of free capital.
1. You provided no facts, so rather you should have said "Anecdotally speaking...", as opposed to "Factually speaking".
2. What do you mean by this "...free capital..."? And regardless of your meaning, you criticise "free capital" but propagate free education, this is contradictory.
Originally posted by 1nquisitive
Originally posted by NarrowGate
Originally posted by 1nquisitive
reply to post by burdman30ott6
Whilst I agree with your point, they can deny/grant access to whoever they want, it must be mentioned that Oxford ISN'T private.
Oxford is a public funded university.
And for the record being able to pay your tuition is a perfectly acceptable prerequisite!
No it is not.
Yes it is.
It keeps the rich families rich and the poor families poor. Any schooling should be free. Especially considering how easily a degree can become null and void with any little incident that may or may not be your fault.
As for "free schooling" please see my earlier post regarding the fact that when X receives something for free Y has to pay. Please refer to it accurately, namely "making somebody else pay" as opposed to "free".
Originally posted by 1nquisitive
Originally posted by signalfire
ALL education should be free. It's all available for the reading and effort necessary at any library or on the internet
So you're willing to FORCE me to teach you for free? You do realise there is no such thing as "free", don't you? EVERYTHING has a cost.
Every economic action has an opportunity cost, time cost, etc etcedit on 22-1-2013 by 1nquisitive because: typoedit on 22-1-2013 by 1nquisitive because: more typos
Originally posted by babybunnies
I can't afford a downpayment on a penthouse in manhattan either, but there are plenty of other options for an apartment.
There will always be high end options for anything that are priced out of the price range of many people,.
Originally posted by NarrowGate
Originally posted by 1nquisitive
Factually speaking, the system as it is corrodes our nations intellectual content. It denies people who live on thier wits, the ability to further themselves unless they have vast sums of free capital.
1. You provided no facts, so rather you should have said "Anecdotally speaking...", as opposed to "Factually speaking".
2. What do you mean by this "...free capital..."? And regardless of your meaning, you criticise "free capital" but propagate free education, this is contradictory.
1. He was speaking the truth, you would have to know a few of these people before you could understand, and it would appear you do not because you are a college graduate - who likely hangs with other college grads. The smarted people in society are often not college grads and never get rich.
2. It means extra money, that much is obvious given the context. You are being intellectually dishonest.
Originally posted by samuel1990
reply to post by capone1
I dropped uut of school at 17, became a hairdresser until I was 21 and am now working my dream job making close to $70,000 a year- this is all without an 'education' per say. I live a comfotable life- I don't need the most expensive things, but in saying that- IF I wanted them I could afford them.
I'm 23- I plan on going to uni at the end of this year. Untill then, I'm happy being on 70K a year.
I don't understand why people waste their youth slammed under debt and feeling pressured at school/uni/tafe etc. I have no regrets and feel that all the choices I've made (good or bad) have brought me to where I am today. I am proud of myself and feel that if I had of stayed in school, then went to uni straight away, I would have missed out on some of the best years of my life.
There is always another path- and the one I've taken is something I think a lot of people should do as well, not only for sanity but for personal growth.
Originally posted by 1nquisitive
reply to post by NarrowGate
schooling should be free
Nothing is 'free', every action has a cost.