Student fee vote - Polidicks

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;26585457]What[/QUOTE] I think he means welfare programs that go to the rich. For example the British Government pay money to help old people with heating bills in the winter, a lot of rich people are trying to pay this money back but they are being given no option.

[QUOTE=Jamesness2;26571758]It's stupid, they make the mistakes and then screw the lower generations. This will lower the general quality of the next british generation[/QUOTE] Not really; universities are currently over-subscribed. [editline]9th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=sloppy_joes;26584964]are now either being forced to take massive student loans[/QUOTE] Student loans to pay for tuition fees that they don't pay until after they leave. Right. Frankly if you think this is the case then you're not the type who'd do well in University anyway.

So money should lower the amount of people applying? I don't think that's fair

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;26585457]What[/QUOTE] Things like tax cuts and bailouts, and certain non-taxable incomes. Things that are not necessary and if eliminated could bring in billions in gov't revenue, instead of having to screw students over.

[QUOTE=Capitulazyguy;26585592] Student loans to pay for tuition fees that they don't pay until after they leave. Right. Frankly if you think this is the case then you're not the type who'd do well in University anyway.[/QUOTE] I am IN university. Here, you have to start paying your tution fees off 6 months after you graduate, if you are temporarily unable to find a job, it's rather hard to pay them off. [editline]9th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=DamagePoint;26585642]Things like tax cuts and bailouts, and certain non-taxable incomes. Things that are not necessary and if eliminated could bring in billions in gov't revenue, instead of having to screw students over.[/QUOTE] Except taxes are higher in Britain than in the states. I agree with you, but Britian is not the same as the states, the same solutions don't apply.

I still want to know why scotland, n ireland and wales get off easy

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;26586115]I still want to know why scotland, n ireland and wales get off easy[/QUOTE] because london and southeast england bankrolls the rest of the uk

Children are the Future. And that's why, thanks to the Tories, we're screwed.

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;26585659]I am IN university. Here, you have to start paying your tution fees off 6 months after you graduate, if you are temporarily unable to find a job, it's rather hard to pay them off.[/QUOTE] And under these plans you don't start paying your fees off until you earn more than £21,000

Education is the last thing they should take money from. My old school could barely afford paper LOL

Wow, your universities would [i]still[/i] be cheaper than our community colleges.

[QUOTE=Capitulazyguy;26587479]And under these plans you don't start paying your fees off until you earn more than £21,000[/QUOTE] Different laws here.

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;26590253]Different laws here.[/QUOTE] Well then whatever you say is irrelevant.

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;26590238]Wow, your universities would [i]still[/i] be cheaper than our community colleges.[/QUOTE] how many times does this need to be re-iterated in these threads the cost of living in the UK is [B]much higher[/B] than in the US - imports are expensive, taxes are higher. vat (sales tax) is set to rise to 20% in january so while american education is more expensive, everything else is cheaper, so you can still afford it, and vice versa in the uk except now it's not the case because it's getting fucking tripled in price when the libdems specifically promised not to