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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And to the hateful, mean spirited, and ignorant pp who suggested a family they know payed for a country club membership over a Big 3 education for their children, you should be ashamed of yourself.  What kind of a person are you that you would write such hateful things about a family?  I hope you don't pretend to be their friend?  Besides maybe family, most people don't really know the exact particulars about another family's financials and why they make the choices they do.  And besides, why do you care?

Did you ever think that maybe they can't afford to pay for a Big 3 education for their children?  Do you think a Big 3 education is the same cost as a country club membership?

Just to help you with the basic math, 14 years (PK-12) of Big 3 tuition is approximately $560,000 for one child, $1.12 Million for two, $1.68 Million for 3, and $2.24 Million for 4 (that's after tax money).  A membership at the top tier country clubs  you mentioned for 14 years (including the initiation fee) is approximately $190,000. So for the average two child family, that is a price difference of $930,000 - almost a million dollars in 14 years or a $66,428 per year price difference!

Bottom line, you clearly have something against this family and are trying to make an inaccurate comparison that a Big 3 tuition is the same as a country club membership. In actuality,  a country club membership is a bargain financially compared to Big 3 tuition.  Not to mention, there are plenty of parents who just can not afford a Big 3 education for their children and find alternatives or chose to limit the years they spend in one as a result.  This does not make them bad people, this is life. Most people I know want the best education they can afford for their children.  If this is a Big 3 for all 14 years, congratulations.  If not, then they have to figure out what they want and what is best for their child.  Whether that means, public or Catholic or a mixture of tracks then they do what they think is best.  I know a lot of 2%ers (let alone the other 98%) who can't afford a Big 3 tuition (without help from family), but this does not mean they are destitute.  They have enough money for a nice life, but can't manage $40k+ per child each and every year.  You truly don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out they are not one and the same.  Even if a family chooses to spend a select number of years at a Big 3, but not all, this is not the same financially nor does it make them bad people.

Please try checking your conscience and values (oh, and facts) before you post such ignorant and hateful things about people. It would do the world a lot of good.[/quote]

The poster asked a question saying what is wrong with this choice and she was given an answer that in certain situations she believes the priorities and wrong. Isn't that what we all do on there boards? Give our opinions. [/quote]

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