Rare insult of the week

John Plunkett. Updated November 27th, 2019

There’s a whole portion of Reddit devoted to ‘rare insults’ and this one is a classic of its type.

It began – stick with us – with this point made by American presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders a while back about student debt, an issue that resonates as much over here as it does over there.

https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/1160666597893140480

Which prompted this woman – a self-described ‘old school patriot’ – to say this.

College students do not have to go in debt to get a degree. They can work their way through like many of us did before the day of student loans.

— Jeri A Moore (@Buckleddown) August 12, 2019

Well yep, everyone can get a job, right?

Except there were lots of people suggesting maybe times had changed. Like this person.

Bless you for wanting to help. Colleges cost $40,000 a year now. x4 years.
I'm a 55 year old man & the most ive earned in a year is $48,000. (A career choice I made; I'm happy)
I do not see a college kid getting a part time job with normal class/work load for $40k/year. Or $20k.

— Sister Unity (@SisterUnity) November 12, 2019

But some people put it more bluntly than others, winner of our inaugural ‘rare insult of the week’.

Ma’am, you were classmates with Moses, when college classes cost only a few shekels. https://t.co/qyEzA6pvmY

— YOU NAAAAAAAAAAME IT!!!! (@welplookathim) November 11, 2019

shekels has taken me to the grave pic.twitter.com/f4BVvNLyx3

— Jas (@JasmynElaine) November 12, 2019

What can I say, I have a mind of outdated monies. Ha.

— YOU NAAAAAAAAAAME IT!!!! (@welplookathim) November 12, 2019

Source Reddit