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Originally Posted by Ark2
This part is what really gets me. The federal government shouldn't have to be footing the bill so that kids can attend post secondary education. There are all kinds of ways that people can manage this as it is. In Ontario, we have OSAP (Ontario Student Assistance Program) which provides students with loans (got that? loans, as in, you have to pay them back one day). I'm sure other provinces have similar programs available to them. Additionally, there is also this thing called, "getting a job". My experience has shown that that is pretty helpful for saving up for post secondary education. When I was 14, I got a part time job at McDonald's and by the time I was 16, I had saved up enough to pay for my first year of university. By the time I was 18, I had enough to pay for two years. Summer jobs and a 1 year internship meant I could pay everything up front without even needing a loan. But yeah, why teach people any sort of responsibility when the government can just pay their way for them. Absolutely disgusting.
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When were you in school? How much were your living expenses at the time? Tuition isn't the only thing that students have to pay for. I'm a student and I make ends meet but I've been fortunate to receive some help from my parents as well. The amount for student loans I was approved for would not have been enough to pay for tuition and living expenses, even with a part-time job.