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Economic Activism and Progressive Living

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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3. I actually don't care about it being an 'equalizer', as such.

Reply to ArcticFox (Original post)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 07:38 AM

Nov 2015

I just think it makes people better able to survive in modern life. It 'embetters' people, enables them, empowers them. It's the natural extension of free k-12. And I think ongoing free technical training in any field for adults is logical too. We shouldn't have to track down scholarships, fill out paperwork, jump through all sorts of hoops to 'qualify' for 'retraining programs'. We should be able to simply be able to go sign up for classes that teach us skills to make us more useful and productive citizens.

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I actually don't care about it being an 'equalizer', as such. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #3