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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP

And there is always the option of Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, PP, even if the parent won't give the information to fill out the FAFSA. Or work-study. Or having the conversation with people who are paying the tuition (the parents) on how to establish the accountability, such as waiving FERPA formally.

It doesn't matter that students are considered dependents for financial reasons. They still have rights to privacy, and they have other options. [b]None of this establishes the point you think it does[/b].[/quote]

DP.  Of course it does!  The college cartel wants to have the cake and eat it too.  That IS the point.  Why not treat all students as independent for all purposes?.. you know.. FERPA.  But no.  They want to make sure parents are responsible for paying for college AND want to make those same parents jump through hoops to get basic information.  All while paying zero taxes and most of the senior staff enjoying 2-4 hours of productive work each day, high salaries relative to their peers in industry, and fantastic job security.  [/quote]

I'll say it again -- [b]money doesn't buy away rights. They are not attached to each other.[/b]

If you pay another adult's medical bills, even if they are your dependent on tax forms, that does not mean you get the right to view their medical information without consent. That's not the doctor's office's "having their cake and eating it too" -- that's just how rights work in this country.[/quote]

LOL.  Thanks for making my point.  Shouldn't it though?  This is like saying, you have to pay for food at a very expensive restaurant and they will decide what to feed, when to feed and whom to feed in exchange for your money.

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