Probably a repeat but things go so fast here

[Maraya1969]

I can't find the thread for it.

Does this make anyone else furious? Not one word about rolling back the tax break. No, just take the money from the farmers and college kids! :hurts:


Deficit Puts Pressure on Bush's Budget

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By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush wants Congress to slow defense growth and slice aid to farmers and college students, testaments to the pressures record federal deficits are heaping on his forthcoming budget.


http://www.comcast.net/News/DOMESTIC/XML/1151_President__White_House__Advisers/6b90d33d-fb88-4a00-8de3-93c78e7cf5b2.html

[DebJ]

1. college aid: he would increase Pell Grants but cut help for loans

In other words, he's really killing a primary source of college funding while saying he will increase Pell Grants.

Kick every child in the behind once again. (Oh, except the rich kids)

[AndyP]

2. sweet more debt after college

I'm glad I'm graduating soon. What a frickin idiot, just role back the taxes. Your dad did it, why can't you? Go make him proud dubya!

[SheilaT]

3. A lot of farmers

make many thousands of dollars from farm aid, and then turn around and complain about "welfare". There's a lot of hypocrisy there.

As for student aid, that's an entirely different thing. Most countries don't expect students to pay for college or university education. Or where they do, it's not as hideously expensive as so many of our schools. But I'm constantly astonished at the young people who think it's a Good Idea to undertake massive debt for an undergraduate degree. If anyone were to ask me, I'd tell a young person with no money to start out at the local junior college, then transfer to the local public college or university. You'd be better off working full time an going part time, taking longer to finish but get out debt-free (or with very little debt) than to spend thirty years paying off loans.

There really is no reason why going to one of the prestigious schools needs to cost upwards of $30,000 per year. But it does, and if you don't get scholarships or grants (free money), and if your parents aren't rich enough to pay for it, no one (in my mind) should consider taking out loans of that nature. And yet, people do, because they're bamboozled into believing that's better than going to State U. Yes, there are real differences between schools. Some really are better than others. And I have nothing but admiration for the ones who get full ride scholarships to the best schools in this country. But going into serious debt? No, thank you.