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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Banning donors is stupid. Goodbye financial aid.

Colleges should be smart enough to reject non donor legacies[/quote]
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No one gives money just so they can get a seat. Most donors are megalomaniacs who like to die happy that their name will live on for posterity on the face of a building or some such. Donations will not stop. [/b]

Your argument is similar to the anti-tax people make. OMG, rich people will leave if you raise taxes too much. Guess what, we did have high taxes and everyone was fine and happy back then. [/quote]

This.  The big ticket donations ($20 million+++) that move the needle at elite schools come from those who put their names on buildings/research centers etc.   Treating every legacy as a potential cash cow is imprecise.[/quote]

utterly false. I'm a Harvard alum. All of us give ONLY to get our kids.  (an yes we co
oare figures out to 8 digitd
s). You take that perq away and we go back to funding true charities for the needy[/quote]

And it looks like you got a stellar education there, particularly in the language arts.  I'm sure your alma mater is thrilled that you are proclaiming your association, PP.  You are a credit to the university.  [/quote]

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