Looks like more than 50% of the CNN posters are on her side, and thinks she should get some free government cash.
And note that a majority of the sympathetic ones are women...
I read some of the comments but none topped this:
“Isabel (Brazil) March 30th, 2009 9:30 am ET
Money spent on education is always valid, even if the person is a bit broke after the investment. (within a minimum of sense)
The person may lose the house, you can lose the car, but what learn never lose. Knowledge is a legacy that no one takes.
And the more the better! After the university, (within the conditions of each one, of course), the person should go to a post-graduate, MBA and so on …
This is an investment … I’m just me recapitalised for begin a master’s degree. We can’t stop - never!”
A true edjakashun junkie.
“Looks like more than 50% of the CNN posters are on her side, and thinks she should get some free government cash.”
BINGO!
That’s what all this is about. Some chose to live the good life during college, and now want others’ tax dollars to pay for it.
I watched this insanity years ago during my school/grad school days. And the possibility of abuse is unlimited. I knew people in grad school who took out large student loans to pay for fancy apartments, expensive life-styles, summer trips to Europe, and new cars.
Others, of course, used the student loans to finance a good education. The latter, responsible type, is generally not the type to complain about paying it back; and the latter type numbers are much smaller.
For the record, it is very possible for an intelligent person from a poor family to go to an expensive private school without large loans. For example, this is from the web page of Rice University:
Rice will continue its policy of need-blind admission and meeting 100 percent of demonstrated need.
For families whose income is $80,000 or less, Rice will meet 100 percent of need eligibility without loans. That means these students’ financial aid packages will be covered by scholarships, grants, work study and other aid.
For those whose income is above $80,000 and who are need eligible, Rice will cap the amount of loans in financial aid packages at $10,000 for the four undergraduate years (as long as they remain eligible for need-based aid).