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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is he paying off all the credit card debt of the parents that didn't take out loans, but are going into debt helping their kids?

Is he paying back those that didn't get a new house, but saved up money for college instead?

This is just another person helping out people that chose not to help themselves.  Go pay off the community college kids debt while they work and go to school.  
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Agree! Nice gesture, but once again the families and kids that didn’t prepare financially, but still chose a 4yr college with debt are the winners.  :roll: [/quote]

Exactly

That's why I said it would be more fair to just give every student the same amount. Take the cost of paying off all the debt, divide it by the number of students, and give that to them

Debt isn't a perfect measure of poverty or need. There were lots of kids there with lower debt because they transferred in from a cheaper college or worked summer jobs or had their parents deplete their savings and go into debt for them.[/quote]

Yet when actual debt free students from the 2019 class were interviewed, there were no sour grapes, they were as inspired by the generosity as the students receiving the most[/quote]

Try interviewing the parents who worked their asses off so their students was going to the college debt-free.  Asking the students is completely pointless.[/quote]

You aren't one of the parents. There are people in this world who can see something positive happen for someone other than themself or their immediate family and feel good.  Someone who scrimped and saved for their own child's education, believes in the value of education, they understand the importance of this gift.  [/quote]

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