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Originally Posted by PeteMugg
Jessica, that's a good post. And I would never want to keep anyone from a good education. But a totally free ride isn't the answer. Or do you think everything is just swell down in Cuba? There's a lot to be said for good faith money. You will put greater value on an education you've worked for over an education that was just handed to you. There is a middle ground that will be the most beneficial.
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Then why do people make As in free public schools? The people who are going to try are going to try and the people who aren't just simply aren't. You have to work for an education anyway. If you don't, you fail. If you fail, you don't get the degree. I work and take five classes. I have bills to pay. It is very hard, and my learning is often inhibited because of my work. I am not eligible for government money because my parents make too much. I can't go to the schools I want to. Nope, no Harvard or Duke for me. Luckily, I've gotten private scholarships. It is the only way that I am making it. There are tons of people who aren't. If your parent is a nurse who makes an average of about 40,000 a year, you can't get Pell Grants. The household income for being eligible for money is very, very low. You have to be dirt poor in order to receive one. There are tons of people who would love to go to college, but can't afford it. One of my friends got turned down for a Pell Grant, and so she had to keep working.
No, not everything is swell in Cuba. The U.S. has had an economic blockade on Cuba for decades because Cubais a big threat to us. Their taxes are high and their property is high, but education and health coverage are free. Their literacy rate is 99%. Ours is 92%. I agree that the way Cuba does things wouldn't work here in the U.S. and that the U.S. is a better country overall. For one we are a democracy. Yet, the U.S. may could learn a few things from Cuba. I never implied that we should be like Cuba. I just stated the fact that they have free education and high taxes.