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Originally Posted by chadknowslaw
ITS NOT MANDATORY
The entire program is VOLUNTARY.
Read it!
It is OK to hate, but hate responsibly.
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They have now changed the language on the site. What it said originally was "required."
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Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year.
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Now it has been changed to:
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Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by setting a goal that all middle school and high school students do 50 hours of community service a year and by developing a plan so that all college students who conduct 100 hours of community service receive a universal and fully refundable tax credit ensuring that the first $4,000 of their college education is completely free.
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I guess they are responding to the criticism which is nice. Obviously if the plan is only voluntary then it just represents another wasteful big government boondoggle as opposed to a fundamental violation of individual rights. I guess that is progress.