They want to kill the "engine for social mobility" because they believe denying people college education helps keep them in power while the wealthiest among us have decided wealth is a zero sum game. Education brings income gains, which means you’re taking money that belongs to Trump, a real no no. - ThreadSky

elliotblake.bsky.social • 2 days ago

They want to kill the "engine for social mobility" because they believe denying people college education helps keep them in power while the wealthiest among us have decided wealth is a zero sum game. Education brings income gains, which means you’re taking money that belongs to Trump, a real no no.

Reposted from Greg Sargent

The bill that House Rs passed, which Trump is pushing, could result in at least 700,000 kids losing access to financial aid for higher ed, and raise costs for countless more.

All this comes as Trump blames foreign students for taking US kids' slots. 4/

newrepublic.com/article/1957...

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dfs4114.bsky.social•2 days ago

Something about the current crop of wealthy elite that I think is worth remembering: to them, it's *all* "their" money.

It's either money they currently hold (and thus, theirs), or money they just haven't gotten *yet* (and thus, "theirs" as well).

luful.bsky.social•2 days ago

The rise in college educated Blacks is why the Trump administration is going after colleges DEI programs!Trump administration are pushing the trade school agenda
I see nothing wrong with offering trade schools to students who might not want to attend college !
Making it harder economically is wrong

zen1924.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes and fuck the wealthy ! We will live free!

bklynnative.bsky.social•2 days ago

They will all be gone by the time the kids graduate high school.

hapchem.bsky.social•1 day ago

driving out foreign students will likely reduce revenue for U's (out-of-state tuition is a lot for state Us because you tax people who can't vote) which will likely bring extra harms

hmk.bsky.social•2 days ago

beccasmullet.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes, Sir! Exactamundo.

ewal5.bsky.social•2 days ago

I suppose it’s not ironic, because they know what they’re doing, but a lot of those 700,000 Pell Grantees are probably using the program to try to become the plumbers and electricians Trump’s bull horn is sounding off about

deebell.bsky.social•2 days ago

No one is saying out loud that it isn't the "illegals" who are taking their jobs; it 's AI. Then who will they harass and kill? A computer program/robot?

llancejr.bsky.social•2 days ago

Education brings "thought", the ability to discern...this government doesn't want the masses to know when it hears bu!!$h!t from a felon.

lbennet.bsky.social•2 days ago

Perhaps Melania and Grandpa Dodo will want to apply Barron to one of those keen new "trade schools" their wrestle-mama, Linda McMahon is saying will replace Harvard and the Ivys?

dirtside.bsky.social•2 days ago

day by day we edge closer to angry mobs putting billionaires up against the wall

markkuok.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why is "financial assistance" needed for education? All education benefits society. Why is t not all paid for by society? Eh, republicans.? No one else benefits from the lack of education.

camasonian.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think it is even simpler than that.

The more educated you are, the less likely you are to vote GOP much less MAGA.

To preserve their electorate they literally need to stop people from going to college.

aguyinnj.bsky.social•2 days ago

That's the basis for understanding all their economic actions. Everything has the purpose of forcing people to dip into their savings to just tread water, pushing the money upstream, to richer pockets. And as fascism does, they will change who the enemy is as they impoverish a group.

annemkh.bsky.social•2 days ago

Where is Jake on this one? Shouldn’t they all be dissecting this bill and covering current news

juliagoolia9.bsky.social•1 day ago

They also want to limit college opportunity to the wealthy, to reduce competition for the limited white collar opportunities that will remain after they replace entire fields with ai.

nellymoksha.bsky.social•2 days ago

What I hate about this conversation is that no one mentions all the staff that will lose jobs if colleges go under. Not all of us are students/professors… some of us are custodians/secretaries/food service workers/accountants. Going to war with colleges is going to war with a regional EMPLOYER

robertborland.bsky.social•2 days ago

📌

thecavepainter.bsky.social•2 days ago

Also, everything of value needs to be a gift from the regime in a dictatorship =/

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