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jtdavis posted:

It pays a lot more than nothing. The lottery was started to pay for college only. Sometime later, looking at the unlimited pile of money accumulating, some of it got "borrowed, took, or stole" to fund some preschool stuff. The pols couldn't understand why the pile was getting smaller.  Then they made some cuts to the college payments.

If you don't meet the state's criteria, then that is what you get, "nothing".  I just calculated the cost of one semester at UNA with fees to be over $5200 for 16 hours credit.  The Hope Scholarship if in Alabama won't pay half of that figure, provided you even qualify. 

You answered the million dollar question as to why these programs aren't worth a hoot.  It's controlled by politicians who have no vision beyond the time it takes them to get elected.

If you think handing over your money to politicians to invest for your child's future is a good idea, then I've got some beachfront property in Arizona I'd like you to invest in.


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