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07-23-2005, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by thenewnoise I am sure that some people can make it on their own. But many more cannot. I know that I have studied very hard and last summer I worked 60-80 hours a week. After rent and bills there was still barely anything left over! I am lucky that I have outside help from my family and the government because there is no way that I could make any kind of good grades while trying to feed myself by working 40 hours a week. Besides people honestly working hard at a full time job should be able to afford rent and food. I worked full time (yes, above the CA minimum wage) and was not able to afford the basic needs on my own. Do I need to get off of my ass and work? No, I think it is about time our system started working. | Ex-fuckin-actly man! | 
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07-24-2005, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by thenewnoise I am sure that some people can make it on their own. But many more cannot. I know that I have studied very hard and last summer I worked 60-80 hours a week. After rent and bills there was still barely anything left over! I am lucky that I have outside help from my family and the government because there is no way that I could make any kind of good grades while trying to feed myself by working 40 hours a week. Besides people honestly working hard at a full time job should be able to afford rent and food. I worked full time (yes, above the CA minimum wage) and was not able to afford the basic needs on my own. Do I need to get off of my ass and work? No, I think it is about time our system started working. | I just don't want to see my tax money going to those who will just party and fail right out of college. Maybe those who keep up good grades can get some type of credit from the goverment??  | |
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07-24-2005, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds I just don't want to see my tax money going to those who will just party and fail right out of college. Maybe those who keep up good grades can get some type of credit from the goverment?? |
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07-24-2005, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by thenewnoise I am sure that some people can make it on their own. But many more cannot. I know that I have studied very hard and last summer I worked 60-80 hours a week. After rent and bills there was still barely anything left over! I am lucky that I have outside help from my family and the government because there is no way that I could make any kind of good grades while trying to feed myself by working 40 hours a week. Besides people honestly working hard at a full time job should be able to afford rent and food. I worked full time (yes, above the CA minimum wage) and was not able to afford the basic needs on my own. Do I need to get off of my ass and work? No, I think it is about time our system started working. | I just don't want to see my tax money going to those who will just party and fail right out of college. Maybe those who keep up good grades can get some type of credit from the goverment?? | Contrary to what the movies will tell you, the students who go to college and flunk out due to partying and not being able to make the grade are the minority. The majority drop out because they can not afford it. They could run government funding programs like they do Navy Tuition Assistance. The Navy pays 100% of my college costs, unless I get less than a 70. If I score below a 70, I have to pay the government back for that class. | 
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07-24-2005, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds I just don't want to see my tax money going to those who will just party and fail right out of college. Maybe those who keep up good grades can get some type of credit from the goverment?? |
The War in Iraq Costs
$182,828,738,647
Instead, we could have provided
8,863,134
students four-year scholarships at public universities. | This is such a disgusting figure, I really do not understand why the American people tolerate it. | |
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07-25-2005, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds I just don't want to see my tax money going to those who will just party and fail right out of college. | There are GPA requirements for most grants and scholarships.
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07-25-2005, 12:44 PM
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07-25-2005, 12:56 PM
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Level up: 41%, 135 Points needed | | I made that point in response to RidinHighSpeeds' statement that he did not want to pay for kids to get drunk and fail out of college. If students start to fail, they lose the money, so HighSpeed's concern is not a real problem.
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When the president talks to God
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07-25-2005, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by prescott911 And you are tellin us this because?? | Read the thread. | |
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Level up: 49%, 43 Points needed | | I did read it. It just seemed to be somewhat random without an explanation.
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