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Re:65k fake students applied for financial aid in wide commu... by rbanffy on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @02:01PM (#28383442)
> The loss of arts and social sciences would be a catastrophe for the academic world.

But we need poor people to operate the machinery. They shouldn't be allowed to dream, write poetry, or do anything that we consider frivolous. The frivolous things are for the privileged to do.

Sorry. My sarcasm couldn't be contained.

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Re:65k fake students applied for financial aid in wide commu... by newfriend on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @02:39PM (#28383941)
They are free to do what they want. Forcing me to pay for them to do it is another matter.
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Re:65k fake students applied for financial aid in wide commu... by LocalH on Thursday September 02, 2021 @11:18AM (#28393116)
You're already forced to pay for many things that you may not even know about. Do you know where every single dollar of your tax money goes?
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Re:65k fake students applied for financial aid in wide commu... by genewitch on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @09:48PM (#28387810)
>let them eat cake
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