Rubio calls US higher education system a ‘cartel’, urges overhaul

Sen. Marco Rubio says that Americans need to train for a new economy with new skills and that one of the first steps on that path requires busting the university “cartel” that trains students for outdated jobs. And we have learned, painfully, that the old ways no longer work — that Washington can not pretend the world is the same as it was in the ’80s, it cannot raise taxes like it did in the ’90s, and it cannot grow government like it did in the 2000s.

The Republican candidate outlined the proposals in an economic speech in which he urged policy makers to help workers overcome challenges presented by globalization, the technology revolution that spawned the Internet, and the automation displacing workers in all segments of the economy.

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“I will cut our corporate tax rate to be competitive with the average of 25 percent for developed nations”.

“Innovation will create millionaires, and even billionaires, but we must ensure it also creates a vibrant middle class, and that can only be done through the modernization of our higher education system”, he said.

In front of the crowd at 1871, which describes itself as “a hub for digital startups”, Rubio admonished Hillary Clinton’s economic positions while simultaneously touting his own.

Rubio co-sponsored the measure earlier this year which would establish the framework for the private donor concept and referenced it again Tuesday during his 20-minute speech.

On Tuesday, Jeb Bush’s campaign unveiled a new video calling him an executive who made “tough decisions” that spurred job growth and balanced the state’s budget-a not-too-subtle contrast with Mr. Rubio and other current and ex- senators in the race.

He is expected to highlight his plan to modernize the national lab system and his opposition to so-called “net neutrality”, among other policies. His campaign said Rubio would allow lower-cost alternative education providers, such as the online Khan Academy, to earn accreditation.

Rubio is among more than a dozen candidates seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. That’s one of the great advantages of the 21st century is we can directly communicate with voters by coming to programs like this, but also by using social media platforms and web videos, and the kind of retail politicking that Iowa and New Hampshire give you the opportunity to do.

His appearance in Chicago comes hours before he launches his first extended campaign swing through an early voting state.

Rubio said today there are more businesses dying than being born.