Netflix Host Compares Lawmakers’ College Tuitions with Today’s Costs: ‘You Paid Far Less for Your Degrees’

MINHAJ I m 33 ░░░░░░░░ growing up it was ░░░░░░░░ into our heads You ░░░░░░░░ got to go to ░░░░░░░░ if you want a ░░░░░░░░ class job And we ░░░░░░░░ tell kids today look ░░░░░░░░ you don t go ░░░░░░░░ college you might as ░░░░░░░░ get a face tattoo ░░░░░░░░ then they point to ░░░░░░░░ Malone and we re ░░░░░░░░ Okay that s one ░░░░░░░░ He s a very ░░░░░░░░ musician Laughter But it ░░░░░░░░ true Two thirds of ░░░░░░░░ jobs in America require ░░░░░░░░ least some college This ░░░░░░░░ the standard now And ░░░░░░░░ wasn t the case ░░░░░░░░ most members of this ░░░░░░░░ were in school And ░░░░░░░░ paid far less for ░░░░░░░░ degrees That s not ░░░░░░░░ speculation We looked up ░░░░░░░░ the 60 members of ░░░░░░░░ committee went to college ░░░░░░░░ what your school s ░░░░░░░░ was at that time ░░░░░░░░ adjusting for inflation college ░░░░░░░░ way less across the ░░░░░░░░ So Chairwoman Maxine Waters ░░░░░░░░ tuition at Cal State ░░░░░░░░ in 1971 was the ░░░░░░░░ of about 1 000 ░░░░░░░░ year Today Cal State ░░░░░░░░ more than six grand ░░░░░░░░ s more than a ░░░░░░░░ jump Congressman King right ░░░░░░░░ 1965 Congressman King paid ░░░░░░░░ equivalent of almost 10 ░░░░░░░░ a year at St ░░░░░░░░ College Today St Francis ░░░░░░░░ over 25 grand a ░░░░░░░░ On average this entire ░░░░░░░░ graduated from college 33 ░░░░░░░░ ago and paid an ░░░░░░░░ adjusted tuition of 11 ░░░░░░░░ a year Today the ░░░░░░░░ tuition at all of ░░░░░░░░ same schools is almost ░░░░░░░░ 000 That s a ░░░░░░░░ increase over a period ░░░░░░░░ time when wages have ░░░░░░░░ up only 16 So ░░░░░░░░ aren t making more ░░░░░░░░ and college is objectively ░░░░░░░░ more expensive You see ░░░░░░░░ s happened We put ░░░░░░░░ a pay wall to ░░░░░░░░ middle class And if ░░░░░░░░ s one thing Americans ░░░░░░░░ t deserve more of ░░░░░░░░ s pay walls That ░░░░░░░░ why we put up ░░░░░░░░ entire show for free ░░░░░░░░ YouTube It s also ░░░░░░░░ you can t really ░░░░░░░░ anything on Netflix.”