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You need to go listen to it again carefully, for what he said was; "that he doesn't mind it if they are going to school to better themselves, and will be paying it back." She is 24 years old, she is trying to straighten her life around for her and her child. And, believe me when she gets into the working world she will be paying it back.

You just made the case for the democratic party's vision of welfare. After all, why not provide money to poor single moms so that they can have healthcare, daycare, job training, and on and on and on .... on the hope that someday, they'll pay it back after they "improve" themselves

Gee, and I thought I had to work hard on my own to succeed, without government handouts.

No, I am sorry you took it that way, it wasn't meant that way. I personally went to school on my own money and worked hard for it. But, my daughter got herself in a mess and ended up needing help, her husband walked out on her and left her with 4 children. She grew up fast, but also when she finally went to work and found her check was so darn small she realized that she better get a better education and get out of the mess she was in and she has. And, she has paid it all back. I am not for not helping someone at one time or another if they will get out of the trap they are in. That shows growing up, maybe not the best way to grow up but she did and is doing a heck of a job raising her children and working and having a home. I'm sorry you feel that I am looking like a socialist, believe me, you couldn't be more wrong. You must have been lucky enough to not have 4 little responsibilities, and no her husband did not pay child support and the government didn't go after him for a long time, and when they finally did, he only had to pay a small percentage of his pay. Her husband wasn't responsible for his actions, and that is how the government gets into her life, not because she wanted it. She is now a hard working conservative single mom.

I received the pell grant, I also received student loans and GI Bill checks. I know pay more in taxes than I made my last year in pay before going to school.

Do you consider all Pell grant recipients and student loan beneficiaries to be the spawn of satan?