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AllyCat

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14. Interestingly, a good share of these professionals are mandatory reporters.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #6)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 05:10 PM

Nov 2025

So rather than pay these highly trained and USEFUL professionals more, let’s make sure we don’t have any by not offering them assistance to go to school.

Might as well stay home and be dumb, indentured servant of a domineering white man.

Were winning!

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"Earnings Test" could wipe out entire fields including teaching, counseling, social work, & journalism [View all] Nevilledog Nov 2025 OP

How would an "earnings test" wipe out entire professions? sop Nov 2025 #1

It's in the video synni Nov 2025 #2

The earnings test in the "BBBs " is that if.... haele Nov 2025 #4

Thanks sop Nov 2025 #5

After looking at AI definition of "earnings test," if a student I'd like to know what programs Silent Type Nov 2025 #3

Seems reasonable if the intent is to not burden students with loans that they can't pay back MichMan Nov 2025 #6

You think that's their intent? Wiz Imp Nov 2025 #10

When is anything with this administration "in plain sight"? slightlv Nov 2025 #12

That was my first thought when I first heard about this. Biophilic Nov 2025 #19

I agree with you, slightly. Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #29

Interestingly, a good share of these professionals are mandatory reporters. AllyCat Nov 2025 #14

Exactly right Cirsium Nov 2025 #21

I wish you were kidding Cirsium Nov 2025 #20

Unrec iemanja Nov 2025 #23

You might be right MichMan Nov 2025 #26

They pay it back. iemanja Nov 2025 #28

I don't see nursing mentioned at all in the OP MichMan Nov 2025 #30

It was covered in another OP iemanja Nov 2025 #31

My reply to the OP was in regard to the OP, not some other post MichMan Nov 2025 #32

That was an Onion satire piece. Believable, but luckily not real. nt SomewhereInTheMiddle Nov 2025 #37

CBS news is reporting it iemanja Nov 2025 #41

Thanks. I had not seen that. SomewhereInTheMiddle Nov 2025 #42

It makes sense to me if these degrees are failing to payoff of loans. Melon Nov 2025 #35

The issue is the timeframe... Prairie Gates Nov 2025 #7

This! jmbar2 Nov 2025 #9

Nursing is an interesting example. markodochartaigh Nov 2025 #17

I know a career nurse who was well-employed with an AA jmbar2 Nov 2025 #22

I have an associate's in nursing. markodochartaigh Nov 2025 #27

Any field that is traditionally female. KentuckyWoman Nov 2025 #8

Oh yeah Starbeach Nov 2025 #11

This NotHardly Nov 2025 #16

Are they planning to also pay men enough to support a family on one income? 🤨 ShazzieB Nov 2025 #25

Many Women Have Neither Husbands Nor Families. N/T. ColoringFool Nov 2025 #34

Very true. ShazzieB Nov 2025 #36

Typical of the far right, and of bankers Warpy Nov 2025 #13

if job training and income are the main criteria... mike_c Nov 2025 #15

Isn't this particular policy related to graduate programs? Iris Nov 2025 #24

Four to Six year programs. My four year bachelor program was not graduate, but it would be cut. haele Nov 2025 #38

What was your undergrad in? Iris Nov 2025 #39

General studies - :). I needed a BS degree to advance in my job. haele Nov 2025 #40

The end of equal opportunity Puppyjive Nov 2025 #18

Absolutely idiotic Joinfortmill Nov 2025 #33