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Originally posted by TeenGodFather
US education system is fucked up. Poor people can't afford decent degrees, hence they stay poor unless they know sports.
It's sad. In finland education is free, but taxation is high.. I actually do prefer it this way.
Slightly besides the point, just thought I'd share.
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Any poor person that has an average IQ and the will to do so can get a degree in the USA. There are many programs in place. There are scholarships...there are State and Federal grants (these do not have to be paid back)...there are federal student loans (these have to be paid back)...there are work study programs where you are paid for up to 20 hours per week. It is a fallacy that poor people cannot attend Universities in the USA.
The same fallacy applies to poor people not having medical care in the USA. In California for example every county has a designated county hospital where poor people can be treated and payments can be made based upon income. In addition...based upon income every poor person is eligible for a MediCal card. One can even have private insurance and still qualify for a MediCal card. If one qualifies for a MediCal card then based upon income there may be a co-pay, in example...if you became ill and were hospitalized and ran up a bill of lets say $13,000.00 and your particular co-pay (based upon your income) was lets say $780.00 you would be required to pay the first $780.00 and your MediCal card would pay the rest. If you are unemployed and without income there would not be any co-pay at all.