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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Yeah, cause its not like having a $10,000/year market rate ($850 a month for rent and the additional expenses is actually pretty low, but still)expense being paid for doesn't help at all or anything. And in your example you are stuck going to a school that has to be within distance of their house. What if she wants to do a program she loves, but thats only offered at schools in say Vancouver and Toronto? Are you saying she should suck it up and do something else that she won't enjoy as much at the school closer to home, because thats whats affordable? We shouldn't limit people's choices, especially for post secondary. We should want people doing careers they have passion for, not one's they did based on expense.
It's funny cause I think the reaction by the students to this whole $70 additional fee is laughable. Of course they're pathetic. But again to suggest going through post secondary is easy is entirely circumstantial. It's easy if everything is set up perfectly for you, Otherwise its gonna be a lot of work, and cost too. I did it, wasn't easy, glad I chose to do what I wanted.
I guess that was really my point. Going to post secondary isn't nearly as easy as some have suggested. It can be incredibly difficult for many people, and just because it was easy for you has more to do with circumstance than that being the norm.
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Nor should it be. Life isn't easy, why should university be? I paid my own way and i was out of town.
If someone wants to go somewhere else for a better program or to do something they like more, they THEY are responsible for making it happen. Work a couple years and save all your money so you can. If you have to take student loans, then so be it...its still a choice and at least they have one.
These bozos in Quebec though...deserve absolutely no sympathy...none.