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ProfessorGAC

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5. Terrific Post
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:52 PM
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And, I wholeheartedly agree.
In 1973, I could not get the full amount of 2 different academic scholarships (one state, one from the school) because my dad made too much money. 40% of available funds from the school, 50% from the state. As tge awarded money amounted to 5/8ths of tuition, fees & books, I would have gone to college for free is my dad didn't make "too much money".
My dad was a truck driver! Yeah, in 1973, a truck driver made enough money to be too much for a full scholarship.
He wasn't a VP at Beatrice Foods. He just delivered milk to the supermarkets.
Ask some semi driver today if they get paid too much.

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