I think you are wrong about "Biden's age". Biden is 81, born in 1942. He was barely 3 years old when Roosevelt died. How could he have any more direct awareness of FDRs programs and their effectiveness than most older adults today. My mother is 98 and she was just a young girl when Roosevelt's programs were taking effect. As for Reagan, …
I think you are wrong about "Biden's age". Biden is 81, born in 1942. He was barely 3 years old when Roosevelt died. How could he have any more direct awareness of FDRs programs and their effectiveness than most older adults today. My mother is 98 and she was just a young girl when Roosevelt's programs were taking effect. As for Reagan, he didn't really CHANGE the grants program for college, it stayed pretty much the same through his terms in office. What changed was the increase in loan programs after the Vietnnm war to help more people get into college which led a large number of people going to college into debt. But that wasn't just Reagan fault, the Democrats supported it just as much, maybe more. The college loan programs grew more dramatically under Clinton.
That crossed my mind, but i didn't think it was worth the effort to be so pedantic. I remember, as a younger person hearing over and over by my olders how bad the Great Recession was, etc.
My mom is 87 and believe me, our family (parents, grandparents, great grandparents) was steeped not only in Depression knowledge but lived as though it would happen again. Our family lived in Oklahoma so we had a double whammy of the Depression and Dust Bowl. Many great uncles and aunts moved to California. My grandparents couldn't deal with CA and came back to OK where my grandfather worked for the WPA. Those that lived through those times taught their children about scarcity and they, in turn, taught their children. I can see in myself habits that stem from my mother and grandmother and their living not only through the Depression but also through WW2 and rationing.
Jon, the cost of college grew as government spending on social programs were deliberately shrunk. The inceased loan programs became necessary for people to afford a college education, just as the need for a college degree was growing.
I think you are wrong about "Biden's age". Biden is 81, born in 1942. He was barely 3 years old when Roosevelt died. How could he have any more direct awareness of FDRs programs and their effectiveness than most older adults today. My mother is 98 and she was just a young girl when Roosevelt's programs were taking effect. As for Reagan, he didn't really CHANGE the grants program for college, it stayed pretty much the same through his terms in office. What changed was the increase in loan programs after the Vietnnm war to help more people get into college which led a large number of people going to college into debt. But that wasn't just Reagan fault, the Democrats supported it just as much, maybe more. The college loan programs grew more dramatically under Clinton.
That crossed my mind, but i didn't think it was worth the effort to be so pedantic. I remember, as a younger person hearing over and over by my olders how bad the Great Recession was, etc.
My mom is 87 and believe me, our family (parents, grandparents, great grandparents) was steeped not only in Depression knowledge but lived as though it would happen again. Our family lived in Oklahoma so we had a double whammy of the Depression and Dust Bowl. Many great uncles and aunts moved to California. My grandparents couldn't deal with CA and came back to OK where my grandfather worked for the WPA. Those that lived through those times taught their children about scarcity and they, in turn, taught their children. I can see in myself habits that stem from my mother and grandmother and their living not only through the Depression but also through WW2 and rationing.
I’m old. I was raised knowing about FDR and Ike. Our family, like many others, suffered losses.
Jon, the cost of college grew as government spending on social programs were deliberately shrunk. The inceased loan programs became necessary for people to afford a college education, just as the need for a college degree was growing.
College tuition increased as States reduced their subsidies.
Got that wrong. I’m a Vietnam-era Vet and got 2 graduate degrees using my veteran’s benefits. No debt for me and no soup for you.