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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of you don’t support a living wage, the you must support a social safety net. And if you don’t, I don’t want to hear from you because you are morally bankrupt or possibly just really old and don’t understand how bad things are today if you’re born a nobody with no money to parents that have had no education and/or don’t speak English.  60 years ago, that person had a chance. They could take a low skilled job and get paid a fair wage, and go to school cheaply, while supporting a parent or sibling. I know it because that’s my family story. The minimum wage went a lot further back then, and it’s time to make it work today.[/quote]

I went to college 50 years ago.  Do you know what we didn't do?  Spring break might be a drive to the beach, at best.  It was not a flight to the islands.  We lived in dorms--not apartments and we ate on the meal plans.  We didn't have automobiles until Senior year, so, except for a walk to Hardee's, we rarely ate out.  We didn't even order pizza.  Phone calls?  A trip down the hall ot the communal phone.  Long distance was "collect."  Entertainment?  Maybe a concert at the field house--only occasionally.  Other than that, sports events, get togethers in dorm rooms or fraternity parties.

College or university was selected on what you could afford-not prestige.  I went to a state university.  Guess what?  There is a grad in the current cabinet.  And, the CEO of a very top tech firm.  It can be done.

Summers?  Jobs, jobs, jobs.  Most of us had some kind of job in high school, as well.

Europe?  Forget it.  Couldn't go to Europe in the summer and keep a summer job.  I didn't know anyone who did a "semester abroad."

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So your ideas about what kids from working class backgrounds do with their time are laughably wrong. [/quote]

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