re: I thought all of you hated socialism and handouts?

I disagree. The origin of tops was to assist middle class families with tuition expenses. It started as an attempt to keep qualified resident students from middle class families in state, as many were attending out of state schools. it worked fine at first. Qualifications were at proper levels and the program worked well. Over the years it got amended and digressed to what it is now. Get it back to its original state, and it's quite a good program.