Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 26, 2013
May 25, 2013
May 27, 2013
Transcript:
President King: So what's the outlook like for the class of '13? Pretty damn bleak, if you ask me... and all the rights and privileges accorded therein! Zonker: What's that? Zipper: A live webcast of my graduation. President King: Go forth, people! Zonker: You got your art project in? Zipper: I did. Crowd: Yaaay! Zonker: Congratulations! Zipper: Man... what a mind melt... Zonker: How's that? Zipper: Everything's changed in an instant! For the first time ever, I'm worried about my future... Zonker: Well, that's normal, nephew. Zipper: ...and my $600,000 student loan! Zonker: That's not.
We want, and we need, a highly educated workforce if we are to say in the game. We have an abundance of young people who want that education but haven’t the money to pay for it. But as seems to be the general pattern these days, what we want we aren’t willing to pay for.