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Old 01-22-2016, 11:48 PM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
I don't believe "college is for the rich".

My cousin just graduated from college. His mother was a single mom who had four kids, and he was totally on his own when it came to paying for it. He worked full time at Nordstrom's selling shoes, and then later at Bank Of America as a bank teller. After hours, he worked at the student store and also was a dorm supervisor so he had free room and board. Not only did he support himself the entire four years, he also paid off his entire college education before he graduated.
Why should he have to work like that to get a good job, and generate money for the country? Would it not be better for the country to pay for it, assuming he passes exams and the degrees are "sciences", and when he gets a job to repay some in a form of higher taxes?

I wonder with all that work how much his education suffered.
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