> An expanded GI Bill is not welfare, it's delayed compensation for a > job done and services delivered. And it also has the benefit of > encouraging education. > > A serviceperson doesn't HAVE to go to college and when they don't the > taxpayer saves the compensation. When they do we get an educated > service minded citizen in return. > > So, to sum up, the GI Bill is compensation, but it's "gated": you only > get it if you go to college. Great way to spend tax payer money in my > opinion.
Gruss, I'll fully admit that I had not looked at it from that aspect; maybe I'm too frustrated with my own state's enhanced welfare policies and everything where government "giving" money has taken that color in my eyes. Hatton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:260721 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
