One of my friends couldn't get grants and state loans because his dad was rich, thus he didn't qualify for them. But his dad refused to give him ANY money because he was studying theater and not finance.
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Every time the "the children of rich people shouldn't have access to subsidized college education!!!!!!!" discourse starts up again I think about the people I knew in my younger days who had to drop out of college due to financial abuse by their wealthy parents.
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I just... think about that a lot. Most people dismiss the idea of financial abuse, if they ever even hear about it. But it's such a big thing, especially for young people and people who don't have much of a job history.
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One of the big things that keep women and kids from leaving abusive relationships is lack of money. Even if you get out, where will you go? How will you feed yourself? You've got nothing but the clothes on your back, whatever you can stuff into a bag or a car trunk.
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I know several people who gave up on educational dreams due to lack of funds from their wealthy parents, parents whose wealth prevented them from getting anything but bank loans with excruciatingly high interest rates.
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It was the 90s and college was nowhere near as expensive as it is now, but wow was it still not cheap at all. I worked 3 jobs at one point trying to pay for things. I was still constantly broke.
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I think about the way wealthy parents can and do abuse their kids kind of a lot. I mean look at the Trumps. You really think there wasn't some pretty extreme manipulation and abuse going on there? Generationally?
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I was reminded that queer kids are affected by this too. I know people who've been cut off because they come out as gay or trans or whatever, and I also know people who stayed miserably in the closet out of fear.
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Absolutely. Better ten people get something for free they don't really deserve, than one person misses out on something they should have.
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It's like... "oh no we have to constantly test and harass people who receive SNAP and WIC because SOME PEOPLE abuse it!!!!!!" and like... I don't care. People need to eat. Help them eat. Some jackasses will try to take advantage of any situation.
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i'm a trans kid who's been out for 10 years but hasnt been able to transition because if i did my parents would have disowned me and i wouldn't have been able to afford college
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Oof. I hope you're able to publicly live your truth in spite of them.
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