| you've also completely missed the point auto... if the state is in the business of helping citizens through government services, which it IS - why are the wealthy given bigger tax cuts while students (who pay for their own education, while global competitors provide it to their youth free of charge) have to pay even more to better themselves?
it's a comparison of priorities, NOT an issue of whether/not the government should provide assistance to young people who simply want to better themselves. (not to mention the fact that the more educated our people are, the more competitive we'll be in the global economy.)
hell.. i wouldn't have as much of a complaint if the tax cuts were lowered from $80 to $64 billion so that the future of this country doesn't have to go through even more difficulty to better themselves. i've also paid my way through school, and paid part of my way through grad school (before i landed a job and the employer picked up the tab).. i've done all sorts of shitty jobs just to get some money, and i've taken out loans. so, i too know what it's like to have to put yourself through college. the shit is far from easy, and it doesn't have to be that way.
as i said.. the issue revolves around priorities. |