By eliminating student loans, they're essentially making the positions more desirable. Not having to deal with student loans is an effective pay raise.
London-Paris on EasyJet flies out of Southend, not Heathrow, Gatwick, or City. Factor in the time/money getting there and back. Factor in the costs for carry-on bags. Factor in time getting through security (Eurostar x-rays bags, but it's easy compared to airport security). Cost for flight alone 100 pounds, or about $130.
You're likely close to $200 and 4-5 hours of travel time with getting to Southend, carry-on fees, etc. Meanwhile, cheapest train fare is $130 round trip (not $157), and leaves you in the middle of both cities, close to available/cheap ground transportation, not in bumblefuck-elsewhere. Eurostar doesn't nick you for carry-on bags and other petty fees, either.
Under the new zeitgeist in the US, thinkers and intellectuals are to be tossed out and dismissed. Same as the USSR and Germany did in the 20s and 30s, except with fewer firing squads (for now).
Gender studies majors are maybe 0.1% of the US college student population. Something like this is usually a concentration on a history or poli sci degree, or maybe a double major. And nothing wrong with history or poli sci. If we forget history, don't write about it, don't read about it, and don't view politics through a critical lens, we'll likely trend towards authoritarianism and repeat the mistakes of the past. We need intellectuals to keep our culture honest as well as engineers, doctors, and scientists.
Some people like to do research and teach -- if lack of student loans gives students more options after medical school, great for them. This is funded with private money, so it's not as if you and I are paying for it.
Med school tuition is $60,000 yr. Multiply this by 400 students enrolled at any one time, and you get $24 million a year, which just so happens to be 4% of $600 million. Their idea is to invest the $600 million at a conservative rate of 4% and skim the dividends and profits to fund the program.
Something similar worked for Cooper Union for 90 years or so before their endowment went bust in the 2008-9 recession.
Plenty of instances where government largesse contributed to the economy. Giving railroads free land in the 1860s. Building the US and Interstate Highway systems in the 1920s through 1960s. Basic research that wouldn't otherwise be funded. Military research (unfortunately) with civilian applications -- Internet, telecommunications, nuclear power, etc.
Yep, there's also a school in Israel (Sackler, named after the Sacklers of Purdue Pharma infamy) that's technically a US school.
For the more adventurous, programs in Europe (Czech, Poland, Ireland), accept US students and teach in English. Even though they're not "US" schools, students from there generally do get residencies in the US if they do well.
The advantage of some of the European programs is that they can also lead to work or residency in Europe should the student decide that returning to the USA is not their cuppa tea.
Pretty well in places and states that actually set standards and whose educational systems aren't either corrupt or controlled by hyper-religious whackjobs.
US hardly has the highest levels of either. High personal freedom in a country that locks up almost 1% of their population at a given time? Where everything has a warning sign, everything is subject to rules. Go to Italy, you can park a car anywhere without being ticketed, speed limits on motorways are the equivalent of 90 mph, and no one asks too many questions from anyone. In most of Europe, kids as young as 8 walk or take public transport to school. They're expected to be independent; no one calls family services on the parents for allowing kids some freedom.
Economic freedom in the US? Not while people pay though the nose for most private universities (experiments like NYU excepted), when medical bankruptcy is a real risk, where fines for fairly minor crimes can be ridiculous, etc. Economic freedom is only high when you're already wealthy or at least upper middle-class. At least in much of Europe, people pay taxes and get something predictable back for their tax money.
There are combined 6 and 7 year programs that get students a medical degree out of high school in the US. Incidentally, this is the way most of the world outside of the US does things -- medicine is a 6-year university degree out of high school.
The problem is that the admission process in the US is too competitive in the wrong ways. They focus too much on extracurriculars, seeing an applicant as a "whole person", volunteering for religious groups, etc. Whereas in France, anyone can get in, and as long as they do well on their 2nd-year exams, they're allowed to continue. Base it on the ability to do science and understand it, not "soft" criteria.
Banning sale of cars to non-license holders is idiotic. The license is a license to drive, not own a car. Probably quite a few rich people in NYC that don't drive, but own a limo and pay a driver to operate it.
Fortunately, rail lines can have more than one track. If you have three or four, you can separate passenger and freight trains on different tracks.
As far as efficiency, it's not everything. Ability to power 200 mph trains with nuclear power or hydro power is better than burning fossil fuel for a 500 mph airplane. Source of energy also matters.
As far as light rail, the workers will drive and sprawl to infinity anyway. See also, places like Dallas or Phoenix.
Electric trains for both passengers and freight are environmentally friendly, especially if powered by clean nuclear or hydro power. They can collect power directly, so no need for toxic, environmentally costly batteries like in electric cars, and no need to burn fossil fools like gas cars or aircraft. Europe could do better with carrying more freight by rail, but the US can do better with electric passenger rail in populated areas.
Are we talking about nominal hours for the US or actual? US has a nasty way of not enforcing overtime -- many people are in the office 10-11 hours a day, but are "nominally" working 8 hour days and 40 hour weeks.
Seeing the world? A joke. The average American worker has a week of vacation every year. More like longer commutes from the suburban hells where they can find room to park three cars.
This has always been America. Why do you think the Klan was so successful at recruiting? "If you don't submit to the Klan, your daughter might meet a Black, or a Catholic..."
The "risks that demand security" thing is nonsense as regards public transportation. Most of the risks to public transport are external, not internal -- the LA "subway" is not a true subway. Most of the tracks run above ground, and it's impossible to secure them completely. Instead of spending money on scanners, LAPD should be spending money on having cameras monitor every foot of their aboveground track network.
As far as marijuana possession, it's interesting that NH didn't fully legalize it and spit in DC's face, like their neighbors (MA, ME, and VT) have done.
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By eliminating student loans, they're essentially making the positions more desirable. Not having to deal with student loans is an effective pay raise.
London-Paris on EasyJet flies out of Southend, not Heathrow, Gatwick, or City. Factor in the time/money getting there and back. Factor in the costs for carry-on bags. Factor in time getting through security (Eurostar x-rays bags, but it's easy compared to airport security). Cost for flight alone 100 pounds, or about $130. You're likely close to $200 and 4-5 hours of travel time with getting to Southend, carry-on fees, etc. Meanwhile, cheapest train fare is $130 round trip (not $157), and leaves you in the middle of both cities, close to available/cheap ground transportation, not in bumblefuck-elsewhere. Eurostar doesn't nick you for carry-on bags and other petty fees, either.
Under the new zeitgeist in the US, thinkers and intellectuals are to be tossed out and dismissed. Same as the USSR and Germany did in the 20s and 30s, except with fewer firing squads (for now).
Gender studies majors are maybe 0.1% of the US college student population. Something like this is usually a concentration on a history or poli sci degree, or maybe a double major. And nothing wrong with history or poli sci. If we forget history, don't write about it, don't read about it, and don't view politics through a critical lens, we'll likely trend towards authoritarianism and repeat the mistakes of the past. We need intellectuals to keep our culture honest as well as engineers, doctors, and scientists.
Some people like to do research and teach -- if lack of student loans gives students more options after medical school, great for them. This is funded with private money, so it's not as if you and I are paying for it.
Med school tuition is $60,000 yr. Multiply this by 400 students enrolled at any one time, and you get $24 million a year, which just so happens to be 4% of $600 million. Their idea is to invest the $600 million at a conservative rate of 4% and skim the dividends and profits to fund the program.
Something similar worked for Cooper Union for 90 years or so before their endowment went bust in the 2008-9 recession.
Libertarian claptrap.
Plenty of instances where government largesse contributed to the economy. Giving railroads free land in the 1860s. Building the US and Interstate Highway systems in the 1920s through 1960s. Basic research that wouldn't otherwise be funded. Military research (unfortunately) with civilian applications -- Internet, telecommunications, nuclear power, etc.
Yep, there's also a school in Israel (Sackler, named after the Sacklers of Purdue Pharma infamy) that's technically a US school.
For the more adventurous, programs in Europe (Czech, Poland, Ireland), accept US students and teach in English. Even though they're not "US" schools, students from there generally do get residencies in the US if they do well.
The advantage of some of the European programs is that they can also lead to work or residency in Europe should the student decide that returning to the USA is not their cuppa tea.
Pretty well in places and states that actually set standards and whose educational systems aren't either corrupt or controlled by hyper-religious whackjobs.
The average salary of a doctor in the US is heavily skewed by the top specialties -- GP's don't actually make that much, especially starting out.
US hardly has the highest levels of either. High personal freedom in a country that locks up almost 1% of their population at a given time? Where everything has a warning sign, everything is subject to rules. Go to Italy, you can park a car anywhere without being ticketed, speed limits on motorways are the equivalent of 90 mph, and no one asks too many questions from anyone. In most of Europe, kids as young as 8 walk or take public transport to school. They're expected to be independent; no one calls family services on the parents for allowing kids some freedom.
Economic freedom in the US? Not while people pay though the nose for most private universities (experiments like NYU excepted), when medical bankruptcy is a real risk, where fines for fairly minor crimes can be ridiculous, etc. Economic freedom is only high when you're already wealthy or at least upper middle-class. At least in much of Europe, people pay taxes and get something predictable back for their tax money.
There are combined 6 and 7 year programs that get students a medical degree out of high school in the US. Incidentally, this is the way most of the world outside of the US does things -- medicine is a 6-year university degree out of high school.
The problem is that the admission process in the US is too competitive in the wrong ways. They focus too much on extracurriculars, seeing an applicant as a "whole person", volunteering for religious groups, etc. Whereas in France, anyone can get in, and as long as they do well on their 2nd-year exams, they're allowed to continue. Base it on the ability to do science and understand it, not "soft" criteria.
Banning sale of cars to non-license holders is idiotic. The license is a license to drive, not own a car. Probably quite a few rich people in NYC that don't drive, but own a limo and pay a driver to operate it.
Fortunately, rail lines can have more than one track. If you have three or four, you can separate passenger and freight trains on different tracks.
As far as efficiency, it's not everything. Ability to power 200 mph trains with nuclear power or hydro power is better than burning fossil fuel for a 500 mph airplane. Source of energy also matters.
As far as light rail, the workers will drive and sprawl to infinity anyway. See also, places like Dallas or Phoenix.
Soros is a hero - one of the few wealthy people with the testicular fortitude to fight against authoritarianism and corporatism. Raise a glass to him.
Electric trains for both passengers and freight are environmentally friendly, especially if powered by clean nuclear or hydro power. They can collect power directly, so no need for toxic, environmentally costly batteries like in electric cars, and no need to burn fossil fools like gas cars or aircraft. Europe could do better with carrying more freight by rail, but the US can do better with electric passenger rail in populated areas.
Are we talking about nominal hours for the US or actual? US has a nasty way of not enforcing overtime -- many people are in the office 10-11 hours a day, but are "nominally" working 8 hour days and 40 hour weeks.
Seeing the world? A joke. The average American worker has a week of vacation every year. More like longer commutes from the suburban hells where they can find room to park three cars.
Federal "security" funding, or maybe someone at Metro had a friend who knew someone at a company that sells and services the hardware.
This has always been America. Why do you think the Klan was so successful at recruiting? "If you don't submit to the Klan, your daughter might meet a Black, or a Catholic..."
Assuming it's before the fare gate (it likely is), a lot of people will just use another entrance or the next station on the line.
That's deceptive at best, because this doesn't count the distance a given car is driven per year, or how many households own more than one car.
This doesn't mean the device can be arbitrarily far away from the bag, though.
The "risks that demand security" thing is nonsense as regards public transportation. Most of the risks to public transport are external, not internal -- the LA "subway" is not a true subway. Most of the tracks run above ground, and it's impossible to secure them completely. Instead of spending money on scanners, LAPD should be spending money on having cameras monitor every foot of their aboveground track network.
As far as marijuana possession, it's interesting that NH didn't fully legalize it and spit in DC's face, like their neighbors (MA, ME, and VT) have done.