Undocumented immigrant students in Tennessee rally for in-state tuition bill

The Tennessean ^ | April 13, 2016 | Andy Sher

[Sequoyah101]

“I’d say that the entire population of a state will collectively take out no more money than they put in.”

Well, here is the deal sparky, if I understand your strangely worded missive you suggest the state of Tennessee collects more money than they spend. NOT TRUE. The state is running a deficit and a debt. For the people in Rio Linda that means they take in less tax revenue than they are spending. So in fact, they DO collectively take out MORE money than they put in.

Just this year they are spending $1.2 billion more than they collected.

You can follow this and other links if you’ll just google “State Deficit”

“truem” What is that? And the statement is true. If you take benefits you are a net cost to the system because you aren’t making enough to pay your own way. End of story.

http://www.bloomberg.com/ss/08/12/1218_shortfall_states/14.htm

[Sequoyah101]

“I also wonder if the tax revenue from the illegal immigrants in Tennessee is enough to subsidize their in-state tuition rates. If not then Tennesseeans (I’m one) are subsidizing the illegals.”

You are, and a whole lot more. How do you like it? Feel good about your contribution to mankind?

[JoeFromSidney]

While I was in the Air Force my wife and I maintained Ohio residency for auto and drivers licences, and voting. When I was stationed in Alabama, the youngest of our children reached age for first grade, and my wife decided to go back to college to finish her degree. Although a US citizen, she had to pay out-of-state tuition at the college because she was an Ohio resident.

I see no reason why someone here illegally should have a benefit denied to my US citizen wife when I was in Alabama for the Air Force's reasons rather than for my own.

[cymbeline]

“you suggest the state of Tennessee collects more money than they spend. NOT TRUE.”

Hmmm. Tennessee’s not required to have a balanced budget. North Carolina is. But the requirement of a given state to have a balanced budget has nothing to do with subsidizing illegals.

You say “If you take benefits you are a net cost to the system because you aren’t making enough to pay your own way”. If that were true then insurance companies would go broke.

[Sequoyah101]

Have a nice day.