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Why Free College is Really Expensive

BAD IDEA

Everyone knew Bernie Sanders would propose a tax on Wall Street. But spending that money on college tuition is a cynical handout to the upper-middle class.

Dmitri Mehlhorn
Dmitri Mehlhorn
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Dmitri Mehlhorn

Dmitri Mehlhorn

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