Yeah, but that would have cost the taxpayers even more than a Pell Grant.
Did you consider working? Did you consider working while in college?
I did work, thanks.
Did you consider taking a year or two and saving up enough money to put yourself through college?
Well, let's see, I could work a year, go to school a year, work a year, go to school a year... Or I could finish in four years and be on my way to being a productive self-sufficient citizen.
I don't accept your liberal democratic vision [blah, blah, blah slander] that government handouts paid for on the backs of hardworking americans are an acceptable governmental policy.
That's fine. You have the right to be wrong.
Yeah, but that would have cost the taxpayers even more than a Pell Grant.
But you would have earned that money by serving your country, instead you seem to think you ought to just be given a check by the government, paid for by taxes confiscated by the government.
Ask yourself, would it have been right for you to go around your town and steal $20 from each citizen to pay for your education? If your answer is no, then why do you think it is right for the government to take that money on your behalf?
Comparing the cost of a military person’s pay with a handout is an insult.