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2/7/2012-Obamacare vs Catholic Church


The average cost of 4 years at a private university is  $128, 736. The cost at a public university is $51, 216. That's based on the 2009-2010 academic year. Yes, there are packages available, grants and such, but the tremendous debt load that students accept upon leaving college is bound to affect the USA in unintended ways.

Two thoughts come to mind. One, students will ignore the "helping" professions for the high-paying professions. And two, the economy will suffer. Who can afford a down payment on a house with the kind of debt 4 years of college brings. New car? Forget it.

I bought my first house when I was 23 years old. i won't tell you how much I paid because you won't be able to hear what I'm saying through your sobbing. I won't tell you what my art school tuition was because again, the sobbing. I'll tell you this though. My school debt was far less than 10 percent of what my first house cost


I'm curious. I wonder what a college education costs a student in Our Great Competitor China?

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