"You don't see that as immoral?"
So, you do consider all pell grant recipients to be the spawn of satan!
In reality, I agree that confiscating any money to be used federally for any purpose beyond national defense is immoral. However, consider that I paid twice what I received my first year after school and it can be seen as beneficial to have this system.
In addition, if all spending were cut and only constitutional spending were allowed, well the necessity of such programs would be negated. If I could have taken more of my earned income home over my lifetime I may have been able to attend college without loans or the pell grant. In addition, the education system has been so filled with gov't. largesse that the costs are unaffordable without some forms of aide.
So yes, on its face accepting a pell grant would seem evil, yet sometimes accepting that evil exists at much greater levels forces one to accept the grants. If we could get the government back to constitutional roles, I would agree that pell grant recipients are the spawn of satan, however absent the full scale back of government I can't demonize the pell grant recipient.
Good points, but IMHO one can get through college if they work hard enough without having to take a Pell Grant. Lots of people out there have done it.