NONSENSE!

I realized semi recently that no one really gives a poo about anyone else in this God-forsaken country. Education used to be about self improvement and working towards the greater good of improving the country. Smarter people = better countries, right? look at the eastern countries. China and Japan for example. Look at their technology, their architecture and all the other improvements they've made over the years. Yes, the US is waaay behind. Why? Because all we care about is money. So quick to bash communism as if capitalism is any better. "At least I know I'm free in America!" When's the last time you took a look at the constitution? You might not notice all the changes that have been made because they're not exactly scribble in red ink. Let me get right to the point. Education is a cash cow now, not a right or better yet, an amenity like in the old days. Look at ASU's tuition. Just a semester ago, anything above 12 credits cost a little over $5000. Now, anything over 9 credits, I believe costs the same amount. These days no one without a trust fund can attend school without taking out student loans. Didn't Reagan have a plan to eliminate debt in the country? Now debt is a way of life. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer and take out more and more loans until they have to file for bankruptcy. But, I digress. Now you would think one could take cheaper classes at a community college and just transfer credits over to save money. WRONG. I just registered for summer classes at Mesa Community College so I can get a leg up on my fall semester course load. $2000. All because of a ridiculously nonsensical proposition called Prop 300. Basically, this proposition told me that after 4 years of living in Arizona and paying in state tuition at this very same school, the fact that I had a visa and not permanent residency or citizenship meant that I was magically out of state. So I wasted two years of my life, not attending school. Only to find out that after receiving my permanent residency, I had to wait ANOTHER YEAR before I was could be considered OFFICIALLY in state. Now, I'm not Irish, but that's a load of malarkey. So today, after registering at this ridiculous institution, I inquire as to why I'm being charged out of state, seeing as how I have been a permanent resident for a year already. They told me I needed to make a copy of my permanent resident card, fill out a prop 300 form, bring in proof that I've been living here forever and a day (my being a student there isn't proof enough) and about 8 billion other things, after which the class would come to about $76. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS STEAMING PILE OF BOVINE FECAL MATTER. I would rather pay $500 for the same classes then be treated like a common criminal going through a background check just to attend an INFERIOR institution.