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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Why does the government need to gaurantee student loans? Banks would loan students money if the government was not involved. Or, why not work and save? Why should taxpayers who don't or have not gone to college subsidize those who do?
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The college I went to was about 36k a year. I had to apply to over 1500 scholarships in order to go there (and I had a 1556 on my SAT). I still ended up having to pay about 10k a year. I worked 50 hours a week and never took less than 22 units. Even with all of that, I had to take advantage of governmnet loans. I had to sell my car to finish the last semester.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Very few poor people stay poor their entire lives. The people who stay poor have usually made a choice that has kept them in that condition; crime, drugs, negative attitudes, no education, etc.
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Actually, statistics say that if you are born poor, odds are that you'll be abducted by martians. Of course, I have no data to back this up, so you'll just have to take me at my word. (that was an elaborate, if sarcastic, way to say that you'll need sources on a claim like that before people will believe you)
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Those who work those starter jobs get raises and promotions if they work hard and apply themselves. If conditions are bad they with the experience and training they can get better jobs.
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Wrong. Working hard and appling yourself is not a guerentee of promotion in any buisness. And you can't always get a better job.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
People who work hard and save some money don't stay poor.
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How do you know that?