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Originally Posted by Greg700
Oh, and Will: If I work hard and am successful, why should I not be able to give my children some advantages? Equality is not stealing from those who have earned their money. To do so is to be a parasite. It is not equal to pay for peoples college educations just because they are poor, or a minority, or for any reason other than excellence. I had to get student loans, which I am still struggling to pay back because I wanted an education. It infuriates me that people are getting a free ride through college in the name of 'equality' and I am forced to help support them through the money I pay in taxes.
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With libertarianism you can do whatever you want with your money. If you want to provide opportunities for your children you can do so. What if, however, you don't want to provide for your children? If you were a dead-beat parent, unwilling to pay for your offspring, should the state have the right to force you or should you have the freedom to choose what to do with your hard earned money?
You seem to have the wrong idea about who gets into college. If you're lazy and/or have poor grades, the only way you're going to college is going to a crappy school or having your parents make a donation. No lazy people are going to college on your dime. You're infuriated because you're not as familiar with the system as you think. If any of your loans were government loans, then you went to school on my dime. I'm cool with that because I see the economic benefit of having a better educated work force to compete with the international markets... especially considering that the US has such low education stats.