The lady who cuts my hair is a hard working single mom of two early teen boys. She shops at Goodwill, sometimes makes tough choices between clothes, meds etc. Her ex-husband is a manic depressive deadbeat.
They were recently giving out laptops to the “underprivileged” in school, and her son did not qualify because she made “too much money”.
It appears to be easier to sit back and qualify for the goodies, at least sometimes, than to be a hard working, productive member of society.
We are going to see one heck of a storm if this entitlement system is ever curtailed. It must end someday.
Somehow, I can’t imagine too many of these kids will qualify for the AP exams, as you have to take these advanced courses in the first place before you sit for the exams. Sounds like many of the funds going towards this latest effort will end up in the hands of the bureaucrats who “administer” the program.
I’m sure the cost to the “paying” students of middle class families, though, will likely see their fees raised.
New and creative ways to fleece the taxpayers ...
She was probably just honest about how much she made. Those forms are never questioned, because that would be 'racist'.
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We are going to see one heck of a storm if this entitlement system is ever curtailed. It must end someday.
True. On a personal level, I know a lot of people are not being as charitable as they used to be. Most of the Christmas time money stopped because people were seeing folks coming to stand in line for the freebies driving up in nicer cars than the charity workers had!
Now if we could just get government out of our pockets!
There is a significant 'jump' from the welfare culture of EBT cards, subsidized housing, free lunches, free medical, energy assistance, etc. to being self sufficient.
Anyone earning a starting wage will have to give up some of the goodies to get off the dole. It is not an easy transition, and I am convinced that that is intentional, designed to keep the poorest masses poor and dependent, as only the most determined will advance.
If the system was set up to encourage self-sufficiency, the person working a reasonable job would fare better than those doing best (legally) on the dole, to encourage people to do better, and the benefits would drop out in such a way that the transition would be less daunting.