June 2012
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gt2bthegoodlife submitted:
Seeing the post about Pell Grants and student loans, on today of all days, kind of got me a bit. I started my morning with a call from the company that holds one of my private loans coming after me for a missed payment. Why did I miss this payment? Because I can’t afford their crazy interest only payments, and the company won’t let me change my payment plan in any way,...
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bchickey submitted:
I attend a university that costs more in tuition than my entire family makes in a year. Pell grants and student loans are the only reason I’m able to attend school. Supporting a family while living below the poverty line is not easy, and I’m thankful for everything my parents have done for me on a daily basis.
But I know they just don’t have the means to send me to school....
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Why we need student loans and pell grants
candyjean:
Growing up as the daughter of two teen parents I never thought I’d go to college. Without federal student aid I wouldn’t have gone to college and found a career that I love. Not only that, but the thought of me going to college encouraged both of my parents to as well. I am proud to say that my mom, who got her B.S. in 2007, will be my walking partner next year as she receives her...
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Political Pressure
cpluspluspluss:
Obama campaign calls my house asking if I want to volunteer. I said “I’m not sure right now.”
5 minutes later: I registered as a volunteer on Obama’s website.
I guess if I don’t have a job, I should do something, right?
Moral of the story: never ask me to make a quick decision. I can barely make decisions when in line for food.
We’re just glad you landed at...
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“We didn’t raise the Statue of Liberty with its back to the world. We raised it...”
– President Obama, “A Nation of Laws and a Nation of Immigrants”
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irishyoga:
Hey I just met you And this is crazy But here’s a clipboard So register some voters
Watch out Virginia.
Somebody get Carly Rae Jepsen on the phone to record a remix.
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“They are Americans in their hearts, in their minds, in every single way but one:...”
– President Obama, announcing a major step forward today to make our immigration policy more fair, efficient, and just 