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Although that $5000 is a lot, it is a relatively small group impacted: > Gonzales and 2,500 other students in Alaska lost the scholarship because the state is
by lettergram 7y ago
Although that $5000 is a lot, it is a relatively small group impacted:
> Gonzales and 2,500 other students in Alaska lost the scholarship because the state is no longer funding it.
Also was it a scholarship or grant? Grants were cut in Illinois the same way. As a tax payer I’m also okay with that. Now, I’m not okay with the deadline. They should be given at least 12 months notice, OR at least prior to the registration period
- vkou 7y ago> As a tax payer Every man, woman, and child in the United States is a tax payer, unless they live off the grid, in the woods, in a cave.
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- endtime 7y agoPretty sure my kids (4, 4, and 1) don't pay taxes.
- VeninVidiaVicii 7y agoIf your four-year-olds have ever bought anything (from a vending machine) they've paid taxes.
- black_puppydog 7y agoAnd even they might have a clear and important opinion on topics like these, given that they might want to get an education at some point and would probably have an issue with being promised money to then have it taken away later through no fault of their own.
- chillwaves 7y agoDo they purchase goods? Do you purchase goods on their behalf? The point is every household is a taxpayer household. The statement "as a taxpayer" is not helpful.
- H8crilA 7y agoFYI: there is no state income tax in Alaska. They pay Federal tax though.
- VeninVidiaVicii 7y agoThere isn't really a substantial difference between grants and scholarships. Attempts to differentiate them usually winds up in splicing hairs, because there are always exceptions.
- diminoten 7y agoAs a tax payer in my state I'd very much not be okay yanking the rug out from under kids educationally. This isn't about politics, or it shouldn't be; these kids deserve to finish out their educations.
- suff 7y agoNo, they deserve to get a job and save up for what they want (including college). No one 'deserves' unlimited credit.
- mikeash 7y ago2,500 students in a state with a total population of less than 750,000 seems pretty substantial.
- teraflop 7y agoTo put it in perspective, the cut is equivalent to something like 7% of all college-aged people in Alaska. As a proportion of the actual student population, it's presumably higher.