bridgehater

The logic in the OP's link is not all college education cost 15 billion. It is that the US would need to spend an additional 15 billion to make college free. Although the math is entirely too simple and doesn't make much sense. Still, OP's math is :

[15 billion] = [total additional cost] = [current student tuition] - [government subsidies to for profit colleges]

So I guess the OP would shut down all government spending on for profit colleges, and includes those savings in his cost analysis. A better cost analysis for free education would be a lot more complicated. Maybe something like:

[total additional cost] = [cost of student tuition] + [loss of student loan revenue] - [subsidies to for profit colleges] - [taxes from economic stimulus of debt free college grads]

When did earmarks get banned? I don't remember them being made illegal or anything.

Why should I bother voting in these national elections? I am 20-something that only votes in local elections (city, state mostly) because those issues seem to affect me.

I have never heard of you before, but I picked up your music and dig it.

How's it being an artist in Detroit? Does the city attract all sorts of artists (musical and others)?

Do you ever ask people if you can sample their music? How do they react if you do?

I want to thank you for found an AMA where you are actually answering any and all questions.

If you could pick anyone to be the president of the USA, who would you choose?