Eat the rich

[Handlogten's Heros]

Can't blame wealthy people taking advantage of programs meant to help poor people get an education?

Keep in mind many of these programs are first come first serve. Once the funds are taken that's it.

It's ****ing gross.

This is ****ed up. As a guy that worked his *** off to get an academic scholarship and lived at home during school, worked part time to cover books and fees (only tuition was covered) and went to the state school instead of more prestigious universities i qualified to attend... this is gross. My parents were firmly middle class... no money to help with tuition but made enough I couldn’t get any financial aid.

Feels like this should be something that should be prosecuted (or threaten prosecution and make these parents come forward and repay the grants if they want to escape prosecution). I get taking what the system makes available to you but this is slimy AF... they don’t legitimately qualify for what the system has available.

 

[Zombie]

This is ****ed up. As a guy that worked his *** off to get an academic scholarship and lived at home during school, worked part time to cover books and fees (only tuition was covered) and went to the state school instead of more prestigious universities i qualified to attend... this is gross. My parents were firmly middle class... no money to help with tuition but made enough I couldn’t get any financial aid.

Feels like this should be something that should be prosecuted (or threaten prosecution and make these parents come forward and repay the grants if they want to escape prosecution). I get taking what the system makes available to you but this is slimy AF... they don’t legitimately qualify for what the system has available.

Oh absolutely. The problem of course is that this is currently legal.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Oh absolutely. The problem of course is that this is currently legal.

Yes which is why you make the change and threaten those that circumvented the rules to steal money... threaten jail time and fines... make some come forward and tell in themselves. IRS did this with foreign bank accounts and it seemed to work well.

It likely isn’t a real option... just spitballing. It feels like you could figure something out to retroactively punish them for shady behavior. There are lots of questions on those applications... threaten to dig deeper and find something they misrepresented...

 

[Coach Ellis]

This is why poorly constructed rules need to be addressed as quickly as possible. Once loopholes are discovered, they are exploited until the rules are changed.

Both sides of the political spectrum try to game the system. Once it’s found, it needs to be stopped and then severely punished.

 

[Harambe]

Can't blame wealthy people taking advantage of programs meant to help poor people get an education?

Keep in mind many of these programs are first come first serve. Once the funds are taken that's it.

It's ****ing gross.

How do you think they get ahead? Manipulate the system, and then tell you to hate the game.