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[quote=Anonymous]MD or VA? where do you think these kids live - very few live in DC. Yea - hey let's take the kids away from their friends, family, support system and move them because their family has a financial aid situation. I bet a family that is given a little help during a hard time are more likely to give back in the future. Pack up and move. Who are you people?[/quote]

Who am I?  I'm the person who works really hard and makes prudent financial decisions so that I can have most of what I want without help from others.  So we only have one kid because we know we can afford that, we live in a reasonable house in a reasonable neighborhood because we can afford that and still save for college and retirement and make charitable contributions and help family if necessary.  So yes, I do have a little bit of animosity for people who made different choices -- bought  bigger, more expensive house in a place where they don't want to send their kids to public school, or have a lot more kids, or [b]opt[/b] out of work or into lower paying jobs -- but want to send their kids to private school on FA.  Don't get me wrong, I am ALL about FA for kids who would benefit from private school, can do the work, but whose parents aren't privileged or who don't have the choices I referenced above.

While I agree that someone who has a $1M house but happened to buy a long time ago for a much lower price shouldn't be expected to sell the house or pull out equity to send their kids to private school, let's not pretend those are the only options -- they can also send the kids to public school.  For free.  [/quote]

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