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From: giles@ucf-cs.UUCP (Bruce Giles)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.politics
Subject: Re: Reagan FLAME
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Date: Fri, 30-Mar-84 17:56:44 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 30 17:56:44 1984
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I've been sitting on the sidelines long enough....

>>   You want the government to help pay for your education, but
>>   have you considered getting (or do you have) a part-time
>>   job, to help cover some of the expenses?

Yup, even during the recession.  Of course the fact I was earning money 
disqualified me from a couple sources of loans & grants.  Let's see: I
made around $4k and was disqualified for probabily twice that.  Seems fair,
doesn't it?

Not only that, but I moved in with my parents for 2 months at one point,
just to cut expenses.  But my parents (justifibly) are hesitant to release
*their* income to the government for aid purposes when I'm trying my
hardest to make it on my own.  That saved me perhaps $300 in rent, 
but cost me two years of financial aid OF ANY KIND!

>>   You want the government to help pay for your education?  Have
>>   you registered for the draft?  This does not mean that I
>>   agree or disagree with registration, but it is the law that
>>   all 18 year-olds must register.

Not only did I register for the draft immediately after that law was
passed,  I talked to both the Navy and the Air Force during my last
semester of my undergraduate studies.  I heard that they needed people
with a strong technical background, and I felt a duty to help protect
the country as I was in college when many of my High School classmates 
were in the military.  *THEY* decided they didn't want me (due to 
allergies) instead of the other way around.
 
>>   What has Reagan done for you?  Well, if you ever graduate, or
>>   choose to end your education, the current low unemployment rate
>>   (for which you can thank Mr. Reagan) may just help you in your
>>   search.

I highly doubt that anyone on this net would directly feel the effects
of unemployment.  My understanding was that high-tech areas are such a 
small portion of the workforce that the overall unemployment rate was
only weakly correlated to the high-tech unemployment rate.

Besides, I know I will benefit far more from increased defense spending
than a low unemployment rate.


Now: anyone else who tries to claim that all current & recent college 
students are bums had better have a large mailbox spool available!


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