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The War Doctor · 09-11-2010, 08:15 PM

I may not have been clear enough on some points, my bad. What I was getting it is that while yes, the government do pay for education, they won't be putting any of the extra 1,500 euro towards that education, they'll be putting it towards bailing out the banks and paying off the astronomical national debt they've racked up over the last few years. The debt needs to be paid, but not at the expense of thousands of working-class students (including Muir and myself) who simply can't afford 3,000 a year to go to college. They should be cutting their own wages (rather than raising them at an insulting rate) to pay the debt, not causing a brain drain. I could go to college in another EU country, but I shouldn't bloody have to.

And yes, we do get grants, but they're incredibly hard to get. And when you do get them, it's often more than halfway through the academic year and nowhere near enough to cover your costs.

09-11-2010, 08:15 PM	#20
The War Doctor Man ist, was man isst Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gallifrey I am currently:	I may not have been clear enough on some points, my bad. What I was getting it is that while yes, the government do pay for education, they won't be putting any of the extra 1,500 euro towards that education, they'll be putting it towards bailing out the banks and paying off the astronomical national debt they've racked up over the last few years. The debt needs to be paid, but not at the expense of thousands of working-class students (including Muir and myself) who simply can't afford 3,000 a year to go to college. They should be cutting their own wages (rather than raising them at an insulting rate) to pay the debt, not causing a brain drain. I could go to college in another EU country, but I shouldn't bloody have to. And yes, we do get grants, but they're incredibly hard to get. And when you do get them, it's often more than halfway through the academic year and nowhere near enough to cover your costs.