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[quote=Anonymous]I have saved enough for my children to go college - of their choice. I started saving at the birth of my first child was born.  But I grew up extraordinarily poor - qualified for full pellets grants. So, while I have enough money (thanks for your concern $11k tuition poster /s), I can see the inequity of a kid not being able to an in state school. And yes there will be some kids, who won’t be accepted at UVA, W&M (not mine - straight As/super high SAT thank again for your concern $11k poster /s).  But if a poor kid is like mine - and I was - high achieving academically, the cost of school is a huge hurdle. And it comes down to what Nicholas Kristin calls the lottery of birth.

Everyone in Virginia, especially mom voters, should remember the lack of empathy for kids when voting. And the fact that some kids have won the lottery at birth - and many of those parents/families now want to just shut down the lottery, so they can continue to keep winning and winning the lottery year after year.

Community college should be free. And the “sticker price” of college should be transparent, so first generation and lower income families understand college costs. For those at the top - “I am a responsible parent so I have enough money” - if you consider yourself a Christian, please reflect on what you are doing and saying. And if you are like the  $11k tuition poster, think how many spots would open up for your snowflake at UVA if community college was free. [/quote]

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