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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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11. Things like tuition and housing are a lot higher now than when we were young

Reply to Raftergirl (Reply #9)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 07:32 PM

11 hrs ago

When I went to college in the mid 70s one could work a minimum wage job and afford tuition.

That started to change in the 80s. In 1981, the last time the GOP controlled the governor's mansion and both houses of the Washington state legislature, tuition was effectively doubled. It's been raised several times since then.

If one is to get a four-year degree, they can amass quite a debt if their family isn't wealthy.

The simple fact is they do have it harder. I don't know why folks take it personally when that fact is pointed out.

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