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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The HHI limit for FA is quite simply whatever the school wants it to be.

This isn't some Government program with a bunch of rigid guidelines. No one is overseeing the distribution of the funds to ensure that things are "fair".

They consider the applications and then distribute the money and "relative need" is just part of what they consider.

As a result, you have situations where families with high incomes get FA and those with lower ones do not. And they certainly get more than the families that don't apply.

Schools aren't immune to pleas from high earners based on special circumstances. Especially if they have some available money left in the FA budget.

Then there is the matter of "ethics". Today's WSJ has an article describing how large numbers are claiming they are disabled so they can get priority boarding and seating. They board the plane in wheelchairs and at the destination they walk off apparently being miraculously cured during the flight.

Many of us would never consider doing something like this. But there are many who see this as OK behavior. IMO we have more than a few people like this in the DMV.[/quote]

The majority of disabled people who use a wheelchair in daily life can also walk a little. They use a chair when they're feeling poorly or have to walk a long distance or need to save energy. 
Being able to walk a little doesn't mean they don't truly need a wheelchair. But these people face continued harassment from busybodies who think you should only use a wheelchair or services (or handicap parking) if you are entirely wheelchair bound. Those busybodies are the same as the people claiming you should only get FA if you are destitute. [/quote]

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