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May 3, 2016
9:51:17am

My Soapbox All-American

No, it's intended to solidify the oligarchy. Let's not pretend that it's

designed to improve outcomes as it is not structured to do so. It's design increases the dependence on the government.

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My Soapbox

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Make sure you don't miss what happened in the related post/thread.

5/3/16 7:47am

RE: Make sure you don't miss what happened in the related post/thread.

WDaddy

5/3/16 7:56am

What the!?!? I was given NOTHING. Absolutely nothing to help

5/3/16 8:01am

So he joins the hall of lies with fierce16 and badwillhunting

concolor couguar

5/3/16 8:07am

The better question is WHY? Why do they do this?

5/3/16 8:10am

jazzycougar, arguably the best of them all

Noni Fruit

5/3/16 8:30am

Of course how could I forget

concolor couguar

5/3/16 8:33am

There was a pretty good one by PolarisPrime about "first hand experience"

tassell

5/3/16 12:38pm

Don't forget NJerseyCoug!

SuperTank

5/3/16 6:50pm

I remember him being boastful about himself but I don't recall his story

concolor couguar

5/3/16 8:47pm

Well, he did live in Iowa and not New Jersey and his boat that he claimed was his was in Europe (the real boat)

SuperTank

5/3/16 8:57pm

I had a roommate with a wealthy father that refused to give him a dime for

mudpupper

5/3/16 8:31am

This is in my opinion the real issue. The government is deciding for the parents

My Soapbox

5/3/16 8:39am

I think the issue is seeing denial of means-tested government benefits as a

russkiejedi

5/3/16 9:15am

No, it's intended to solidify the oligarchy. Let's not pretend that it's

My Soapbox

5/3/16 9:51am

Let's stick to the issue of pell grants - it's a welfare benefit intended to

russkiejedi

5/3/16 9:54am

I agree with you on that, but don't like the way the criticism has morphed into

My Soapbox

5/3/16 10:32am

That's much broader and more complicated than the merits of the OP's rant, which

russkiejedi

5/3/16 10:33am

The real challenge would have been if they didn't have the 50K account, parents

runnincoug

5/3/16 9:44am

Kid can get emancipated then, and qualify for student aid independent of his

russkiejedi

5/3/16 9:12am

Lived high on the hog? Not off of pell grants. And anyone can get student loans.

Dillinger

5/3/16 9:49am

What's with CBers who have the word "Jersey" in their username?

Byron McNertney

5/3/16 8:54am

What's the difference between hunting one and chasing one?

Gustav

5/3/16 10:30am

Nice kid trying to make it on his own and he can't get free govt. money. Sad.

shimmy

5/3/16 9:48am

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