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From: mp@ganehd.UUCP (Scott Barman @ Univ. of Ga.)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Financial Aid (I do not like Reagan)
Message-ID: <149@ganehd.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 7-Apr-84 06:38:18 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr  7 06:38:18 1984
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DISCLAIMER:
	Due to the unfortunate result of not reading the stuff from the net
for a week, I found it difficult to save all the articles, sift through them
for quotes, and reproduce them here.  I think I will describe what has been
mentioned so you can get the idea!  Sorry!

(Disclaimer off, flame very much on)

	I am a tax paying citizen of the USA in the state of Georgia.  I pay
taxes when I buy something, more when I buy things like gas, cigaretts,
alcohol, a car, etc., and on my income!  I would like to see my tax dollars
go to something worthwhile!  I do not consider the flop in Lebanon worthwhile!
I do not consider the trash in Central America worthwhile!  I do not consider
even consider "arms limitation talks" that are deemed fruitless in advance
worthwhile.  What I do consider worthwhile is investing in the future!

	What good would it do us if we can destroy this planet one more
time than the Soviets, all it takes is once.  What good will it do to
send young men and women into no win situations to, probably, die for
a mistake (i.e.: Lebanon, Vietnam).  I'm for an investment in the future!
The future lies in the education of young minds today so they can, hopefully,
one day, staighten out the mess we are in today (and if you don't think
it's a mess, go crawl back under you rock and leave the rest of us to sort
things out!).  The only way to make sure these young minds of America will
be prepared to take on this challenge is through education.

	Now, I must point out I hated most of my education because it was
a liberal arts education from a liberal arts school (my own fault for not
deciding to go somewhere else) BUT, I see where it is benificial to all.
It will prepare the person to use the brain installed in that space between
his ears to, hopefully, contribute positivly to this society!  I hope I can
do this.

	I had a very hard time getting financial aid because my parents income
was on this alleged boarder line the government used to decide if one recieves
aid or not.  I made it, barely, thanks to my former boss quitting and them
hiring me to replace him.  Full time work, full time student, FULL TIME
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN!  Is this the impression that you want your children
to live with?  Or don't you care?

	For some reason, I do.  I want to be a success and hope to see
others do the same.  Therefore, I am very much in favor of financial
aid for those who need it!  <--Look I said  FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT!
Why should a person, who might be poor, not have the opportunity for an
education?  Because it seems that some pompus ***es think that because
they had parents that were able to afford it, they went to school when
it doesn't cost $1000 every three months just to start a quarter (I went
to a school on the quarter system), or have the "I got my aid and the
hell with you" syndrome can't see it in them to allow others to have the
opportunity they had.

	I sent off my 1040a and Georgia 500 forms recently hoping that
our elected officials will use at least part of my payments for a deserving
student to get an education.  I don't want to see any more of these
pompus ***es running our government and hope those of us graduating today
will do better that those running the show now!

(Flame turned down to a simmer)

For those interested:  I recieved a BS majoring in Computer Science from
the University of Georgia after completing my requirements in December, 1983.
After spending six years working my way through school, I now work for the
University.

Returned flames welcomed and will TRY to respond to all!


Scott A. Barman		UUCP: {akgua, gatech}!ganehd!mp
			USPS: Department of Computer Science
			      University of Georgia
			      415 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center
			      Athens, Ga  30602
			AT&T: (404) 542-2911

To those in Georgia:
	I am in no way connected to the University System Computer Network
or with the computer center at UGA.