This Upsets Me, What About You?

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Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Curt,
Here in NY, millions are made on people that buy "scratch off" tickets and lottery. The money raised is supposed to go towards education.
Yeah, right. I still get a huge school tax bill.
Seems to me that the people that take chances (gamblers) are the "suckers" that get exploited. Sorry, but the "powers that be" use whatever they can to raise revenue. We are easy.
Should the state fund free college education to everyone? I don't think so.
I commuted so that I could get my bachelors, then commuted some more for my masters. Did anyone pay my way? No.
I worked a job after classes, worked summers, and lived on hot dogs and macaroni.
I set my goals and worked hard to reach them.
Taking money from gamblers is bogus. I agree that the gamblers of Ohio aren't being treated fairly. Do those that receive the funding appreciate it?
Your guess is as good as mine.
DTS

I think I'm with wayne here...we have the same lottery percentage in VT that goes to education and yet my school tax is still 2.38/100$.
At 30 I am still looking down the barrel of 10 more years of student loan payments. While in school I worked a near 40 hour work week and basically went without. My parents did not contribute to my education after the first year of school. Like wayne, I think it is completely within reason to expect that people can do for themselves...
Also in VT they are initiating a scholarship program, that forgives tuition provided that students remain in the state upon graduation to prevent "brain drain" that occurs often around here due to the high cost of living and limited job opportunities.
I don't think you guys are getting a good deal .