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re: Report: TOPS mostly benefits students from white, affluent families
Posted on 2/14/16 at 11:40 am to VABuckeye
Posted on 2/14/16 at 11:40 am to VABuckeye
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VABuckeye
I read your entire post and you can kiss my arse.
The entire program was started by private funds (Patrick F. Taylor of Taylor Oil) in order to get the best and brightest to "stay home". Many lobbied for the state to fund a similar program, in order for it to be successful and keep many of LA's young here. The intent is not to serve the poor or the bright. It is to serve all LA students who wish to stay in LA.
Your opinion from afar is not needed or wanted.
If it is too costly, tighten up the admittance. Perhaps make a work requirement once you graduate or drop out...
There is NOTHING egregious about giving middle / upper-middle class families a (partial) break on in-state college tuition that they are already funding through their exorbitant taxes.
Deleting this portion of my post: "The egregious part is that those that pay little to no taxes get the same or greater break", cause sometimes I get a little worked up.
This post was edited on 2/14/16 at 12:00 pm
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Posted on 2/14/16 at 11:47 am to Sid in Lakeshore
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That egregious part is that those that pay little to no taxes get the same or greater break
I liked your post. But I don't know about this last one. Obviously (if you buy into the TOPS premise in the first place) you would want full participation for deserving students. Remember,the idea is to turn the next generation INTO taxpayers even if their parents weren't.
Posted on 2/14/16 at 12:19 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
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Sid in Lakeshore
Interesting. You and I seem to be mostly on the same page but all you can say is GTFO.
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There is NOTHING egregious about giving middle / upper-middle class families a (partial) break on in-state college tuition that they are already funding through their exorbitant taxes.
The student needs to contribute something to get into the program and that something is being a qualified student. Right now the program encourages being below average. That's bullshite and you know it. It's a drain on funds for more deserving students to use. I don't care if the parents are middle income and I have no problem with a student from a middle income family meeting reasonable criteria to EARN the right to be included in the program.
Having a pulse shouldn't be the criteria and that's about what it is now.
This post was edited on 2/14/16 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 2/14/16 at 1:18 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
Tops in its original form (LTCP) had an income cap and was designed by Patrick Taylor for low income folks. Do a little research.
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