<p>Is it possible to become less intelligent after reading so much BS? Because I can feel my brain shrinking.</p>
<p>Tiff and BIGeastBEAST, if you have such a problem with taxation in the US, then please leave. We would be a better country for it. </p>
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<p>You. Cannot. Be. Serious. Please elaborate. On second thought, please don’t. </p>
<p>As for financial aid, did you ever consider how much harder a lower income student has to work to be admitted to college in the first place? Unlike your private prep school, school districts in poor areas don’t exactly have SAT prep classes and volunteer trips to Haiti. In fact, they’re the ones for whom you are building that Habitat for Humanity house. Not that you two would ever volunteer for a cause like that. </p>
<p>Then the students have to be in a position to forgo working in order to actually attend college. And it’s probably more difficult for them to secure loans due to their parents’ limited incomes and (possible) poor credit history. Financial aid is actually a bad example in this case, because the government actually provides very little of the cost of attendance at most colleges. Yes, there are Pell Grants, SMART Grants, subsidized loans, etc. but that usually doesn’t cover everything. Their parents aren’t sending them a weekly allowance, either. Often, staying enrolled in school is an even bigger challenge than getting admitted in the first place (due to financial limitations). </p>
<p>Sure, many wealthy people actually earned their wealth… after their parents funded prep school, elite college, and med/law/business school. Please tell me which part of this concept you are having difficulty understanding. </p>
<p>I’m slightly disappointed in myself for taking the time to reply to this thread, but I guess someone has to do it.</p>