As editorial cartoonist for The Journal News in New York, Davies cuts to the chase on every major issue, deftly penetrating the spin and obfuscation to show readers what’s really at the heart. His caustic wit combines with a strong moral sensibility to render the complex comprehensible.
© Tribune Media Services, Inc. - All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Danziger by Jeff Danziger
John Deering by John Deering
Comments (16) (Please sign in to comment)
dtroutma
said, 12 months ago
With all the ’toons on this subject, I got to realizing, the rising tuition, increased interest rates, and debt, parallel perfectly the “Reagan revolution” in state politics, national politics, and increasing debt attained by the brilliance of “Reaganomics” and GOP “management” of finances. Yep, reducing taxes (income) and increasing spending works well for students, families, and government.
INGSOC
said, 12 months ago
No one forced them to borrow those student loans…. Pay back is most certainly a
-….Ms. Ima said, 12 months ago
So student debt is the liberals word of the day?
Ms. Ima said, 12 months ago
Listen and follow to Dave Ramsey and you shall be set free from debt. He should run for President.
Radish
said, 12 months ago
@dtroutma
The first time I protested Reagan was in 1966 in Sacramento because he wanted to raise tuition at colleges.
Simon_Jester said, 12 months ago
@INGSOC
Naw, they can easily skip the loans.
Sure, they’ll spend the rest of their lives asking, “Wanna supersize that?”, but hey…
Simon_Jester said, 12 months ago
@Ms. Ima
Is that what you did…or only what you HEARD about?
Jeff Kiser
said, 12 months ago
I worked through college, took a couple of extra years. Coal mine, farm work, busboy, waiter. I wasn’t too proud to work on any job. It set my attitude after college. I didn’t quite get the original job I wanted that perfectly matched my degree, but I knew that work was work and better than nothing.
MortyForTyrant said, 12 months ago
What i don’t get: in Germany – contrary to belief – higher education is not totally free, it cost’s 1500 to 2000 Euros tuition fees per year, plus books, rent, food and so on. You can get a little support from the government, and your parents get tax credits if they support you, but it’s still not free.
To make up the difference our students WORK, they bus tables, pour drinks, work as lab-rats, deliver newspapers, sell insurance door-to-door and so on. They get by. The issue of student debt therefor is basically non existent, you pay it off in a year or two after you got a solid job. What is the difference that makes the U.S. system so expensive and cumbersome?
pirate227 said, 12 months ago
@MortyForTyrant
“What is the difference that makes the U.S. system so expensive and cumbersome?”
Greed.
No-one-cares said, 12 months ago
@MortyForTyrant
We used to have a similar system and with some effort you could come out of college with little or no debt. Then Regan got elected and to pay off his banker supporters he helped bring in student loans. They sound great on paper helping all people go to college. In reality all they are is a risk free way for banks to make money. After all if the student dies or defaults the government pays.
Add to this inflation and colleges who wanted to offer more classes and pay their employees better and tuition kept rising. After all the students could always borrow more money. It has finally gotten to the point where it is questionable on whether a college degree is a good investment.
DrCanuck said, 12 months ago
@MortyForTyrant
“What is the difference that makes the U.S. system so expensive and cumbersome?”
It’s a business. And businesses gotta make a profit.
rightisright said, 12 months ago
Obviously the Multicultural Middle Ages Basket Weaving grad knows nothing of the trades: he’s using a wood saw to cut chain instead of a hacksaw.
Jeff Kiser
said, 12 months ago
The US has the vast majority of great universities in the world. The expense is demand and elitism. You must qualify for university in most countries. In the US anyone can enter. Most universities are state universities, not federal ones (as in Europe). So state subsidies are significantly less. Demand raises the prices. If less people attended, the prices would drop.
Buddy Novinski said, 12 months ago
@No-one-cares
In my case, it was a waste. My Penn State MBA kept me out of the Reaganic depression, and that’s all. It’s now 28 years old, and I never used it. In fact, my deadend job was an improvement 18 years ago. (I’m still severely underemployed today.)