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Tell me, how does punishing the job creators create more jobs? it costs nearly 100 bucks now to fuel up your truck. costs tens of thousands of dollars to the send your child to college. the price of a case of diapers today nearly -- i just -- these prices, the costs, the impacts on the american family budget, and while the middle-class americans, while they're breaking their budget, the democrat-controlled senate refuses to pass a budget. that was how many years ago that they did? how many trillions in debt ago? all in violation of article one, section nine, clause seven of our u.s. constituti...
>> reporter: he found a lot more than that. his degree landed him a job in the college's computer center and late err promotion. >> i was making $62,000. i felt pretty good about how things went even without having a bachelor's. >> reporter: ethan is one of many community college graduates proving that a four-year university isn't the only gateway to the middle class. according to a georgetown university study, 28% of americans with associate's degrees make more than those with bachelor's degrees. >> associate's degrees are for fast starters. >> reporter: that's exactly what it was for ethan -...