With son in college, family faces tough decisions

another story about a family of immigrates who have it bad, where is the story about the 30 yrs old native born who graduates college then works at Mcdonalds because it's all there is? I'm so sick of reading stories about immigrates who are on hard times, where is the story about the father of 4 who can't afford meat because his farm loan fell, or the guy who's family has to move out because the broker lied to them about there payments, or the unemployed auto factory worker who has to walk to the store because he can't afford the gas or insurance on the car because he has to feed his family? I see stories about immigrates who are complaining because their son can't continue to go to SCU, well BFD, how about he go to a junior or community college like the rest of us, then to work like 13 million other 20 yr olds. they want a better life, so does 3 million other unemployed people here. life's hard and it ain't no cakewalk, so buck up get out of the dream world and live on, get a job and become productive, not get educated at outrageous cost to become a corporate flunky who rips of the other HARD working americans with some ponzi scheme you and a few of your dorm buddies thought up while drinking at the local bar.

another one here wrote:

another story about a family of immigrates who have it bad, where is the story about the 30 yrs old native born who graduates college then works at Mcdonalds because it's all there is? I'm so sick of reading stories about immigrates who are on hard times, where is the story about the father of 4 who can't afford meat because his farm loan fell, or the guy who's family has to move out because the broker lied to them about there payments, or the unemployed auto factory worker who has to walk to the store because he can't afford the gas or insurance on the car because he has to feed his family? I see stories about immigrates who are complaining because their son can't continue to go to SCU, well BFD, how about he go to a junior or community college like the rest of us, then to work like 13 million other 20 yr olds. they want a better life, so does 3 million other unemployed people here. life's hard and it ain't no cakewalk, so buck up get out of the dream world and live on, get a job and become productive, not get educated at outrageous cost to become a corporate flunky who rips of the other HARD working americans with some ponzi scheme you and a few of your dorm buddies thought up while drinking at the local bar.

Man you hit the nail on the head.

durham dad wrote:

<quoted text>Man you hit the nail on the head.

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How ordinary Americans coping in troubled times

Wow they can no longer afford the $40k per tuition at an elite private school for their son. I guess he is too important to attend one of our crappy state institutions like the UC system, no one ever goes there anymore *eyes roll*. Is the new national zeitgeist to feel sorry for minorities who think they have it tough when everyone else is in the same or worse a sinking boat? This rates right up there with stories about illegal immigrants who are angered that immigration laws are being enforced or how Blacks whine that Michael Vick was railroaded because White America doesn't understand Black America's fascination with dog fighting. Yawn