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went back to college to get student health

insurance. In 3 short years, I have saved

over $45,000 in premiums. Oh yeah -- AND

I have diabetes and an artificial knee! AMA

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Date: 2012-08-02

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Questions Answers

How is that

even a problem?

the goal is to

allow 60+ to

continue their

education in the

hopes of a

better educated

population. He's

doing exactly

what that policy

is designed to

facilitate.

Okay I admit it. I am

not seeking a college

education. I am just

going for the insurance

and it saves me

$15,000 a year--

enough to pay part of

my son's college

education. And he does

have a future. Because

he doesn't complain all

the time.

I dont get

why everyone is

so butthurt by

this.

Neither do I. But they

can kiss my ass.

Zing! I must have hit

someone's target. The

only hope I see on this

AMA is that 60% of the

people at least support

my viewpoint. The

other 40% think

they're brilliant but

show a total lack of

understanding about

what I have done.

Respect to

you, sir, for

outsmarting the

system and

continuing your

education. Did

you go to

college in your

younger years?

What did you

Yes, I got a B.A. in

sociology in 1971, then

became a songwriter

with my degree. I study

radio and TV now only

because that is what

my career was in, so

the classes would be

easy for me. Little did I

know I had to take

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s u y a o

you study now?

some pre y ar

required classes, but I

managed to get

through them better

than I did the first time

around. Fact is, I am

presntly Valedictorian

of my college class, a

far cry from my 1.8

average back in 1970. Imean this time around

I think iI have

discovered I really

could have been

anything if I had

applied myself. Life

lessons. Damn, it's too

late for me, but not for

you. Take school

seriously the first time

around and you may be

able to afofored healthinsurance the regular

way when you are

older.

Lern two

speling.

I is a professional

writer. you?

It actually is

NOT too late.

Well, there is plenty of

other stuff I'd like to do

this late in the game,

but though you offer

hope, it is kind ofsenseless to go to law

school or medical

school now. But if

you're offering me a

chance for

employment, continue

on. If you think writing

and answering on

reddit is lazy, you don't

know the meaning of

the word As for the fact

that I do not placeperiods at the end of

my sentences, it has

nothing to do with

fingers too lazy to

reach down to the . on

the typewriter.

You are just

being lazy.

A arentl You must be a oun


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the OPs collge

tuition is $6500

per year. Now

correct me if I'm

wrong, but this

would imply a

state school,

correct? Which

is subsidized by

the taxpayers.

So we're still

paying for his

health care and

tuition. How the

hell is it legal to

do this? Edited.

person not living in the

real world. As I

explained I spend

under $6,000 a year or

so for tuition and

insurance. My old

premiums were

$25,000 a year, with a

$2,500 deductible. Now

my deductible is $250.

All of you people should

go to college. Maybe

you'd learn something,

like how to figure out

what I figured out.

Never met a

man your age

who types this

fast. What's

your major?

My major is irrelevant.

I spent most of my

career as a writer.

Before that I was a

typewriter repairman.

But I lost my job in the

80s.

You will be

long gone, but

in the meantime

you could do

what so many of

your generation

refuse to do,

and learn about

what you're

talking about.

If you touch yourself

like your user ID

implies, maybe you

should think twice

about giving people

who are far smarter

than you advice. Oh,

and let's see what

history shows....Carter?

Great economy with

21% interest rates.

Clinton? Oh, yes the

dot com meltdown.

Sometimes you gotta

experience history,

fella, in order to really

understand it.

Platitude? Don't you

mean Platypus, big

mouth. You're

over-thinking, youngman, not something

most people your age

are guilty of.

Then you can

open your

mouth and

something that

isn't a platitude

or reaction can


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.

could be an

educated

opinion based

on more than

knee-jerk

reaction and

"sounds about

right"-ness.

Wisdom and

common sense

are weasel

words for "this

seems right to

me, based on

gut reaction."

Carter was

over thirty years

ago. Clinton did

have a dotcombubble burst

under him. He

also was a

pretty fiscally

responsible, and

left office with a

budget surplus.

Yeah, a budget surplus

that was the result of a

dot com bubble that

featured almost fullemployment, large

raises, annual bonuses,

stock options, and since

everyone paid their

taxes on all this wealth,

a paid-down deficit.

And then the bubble

burst, only to be

replaced by a housing

bubble to help get the

economy moving only

to have that bubbleburst. Now permit me a

second to clarify

matters. I am not being

condescending towards

you, I am actually

insulting you. Finally,

better to be buried in

the dirt than to be a

dirty, filth-mouthed

wise-ass piece of young

crap who is nothing but

a piece of trailer trash

who can do nothing but

complain about all the

poor injustices you

have endured in your

life. Again I may be

buried in the dirt, but

while I lived, I never

wallowed in self-pity. I

dunno. Maybe I've been

too hard on you. What

do the people on here

think? Do ou a ree


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with this person? Or

with me? And if you

agree with me, you're

welcome to attend my

funeral. A word to all

the people on reddit

who read this. If I

should end up

murdered by one of the

nuts on this site, please

suspect

mytouchyourself, first.

And make sure I wasn't

sexually molested, he

seems to like to touch

himself I believe in

perverted ways.

The tone of

your posts a

type of

condescension

reserved only

for the elderly.

This world

will be better

when you're

under the dirt.

Do you have

a link to this

story? Did itwork out for

him?

Everything worked out.

I got coverage, took a

few classes that werefun, saved a ton of

money, and am about

to go on Medicare. Not

bad for a day's work.

Its good to

know we

understand the

problem. Now if

only we could fix

it.

It is unfixable. We have

created a society that is

folding in on itself. The

whole system is based

on trust. It's the fabric

of society. And it is now

beginning to unravelbecause there are

people who just don't

agree with one another

without understanding

the American system.

Remember, it is not

just majority rules in

this country. It is also

about protecting the

minority position. That

is what our system is


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a ou --comprom se.

either side just tiries to

forece things down the

other's throat, the shit

will eventually hit the

fan. It's a big country,

people. An everybody, I

mean everybody,

deserves to have some

stake in it.

Why the fuck

are you assholes

downvoting him,

just because he

believes in a

God doesnt

mean he should

be downvoted.

At least he has

logic and reason

and it isnt a godof Religion.

Seriously wtf?

When did you

realize you can

do this and get

relatively cheap

health care?

I realized this when my

own son was going to

college and I got him

student health

insurance. Then when I

faced my problem I said

to myself one night as I

bolted out of bed--if my

son can get this

insurance, why can't I?

The next morning Icalled up the school

and found out I could.

My guess is

you're the son

of the actual

father who isdoing this and

hence your

defensive

responses. How

close am I?

You're off. This is me,

not my son. I am not

defensive in any way.

But when people usedirty language I have

to call them on it. The

Boomers did not create

the mess, the

government did by

spending way too much

money on programs

and on public pensions.

It is not my fault. I

vote for people who are

trying to clean up the

mess, instead ofhanding it off to the

next generation, which

includes my own

children. But at least

they are smart enough

to fend for themselves,

something the previous

writer is apparently

unable to do. Because

you cannot swear at

other people and


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expec o ever ge

ahead. You'll just be a

sorry loser, always

blaming other people

for your own lack of

talents. Harsh. You bet.

Defensive. In no way.

What I am doing with

student health

insurance does notaffect that gentleman

(sic) in the least.

WHERE'S THE

PROOF?

From MOD below.

Do you

openly admit

this in real life?

I mean, is it

legal or do you

have to fake tobe willing to get

a degree to be

allowed to go on

with your

studies and keep

your insurance

running?

(European here,

not the most

aware of your

educational

system)

I'm telling you aren't I?

There is

federal (ie,

presumably

taxpayer?)

funding for

university loans

(which this guy

has, having

mentioned

upthread that

he hopes to getwritten off

through death

before full

repayment). If

many people

with complex

health problems

sign up to a

program, the

cost of it

increases. The

Translation: I will pay

my loan off. I have no

intention of continuing

to take classes so I

never have to pay it

back. It was a joke

people. I was just

trying to be funny.

Don't any of you people

here watch Curb or

Louie or Seinfeld, yeahSeinfeld, good one. I

was just trying to be

like George and realize

it was possible not to

repay my loan, not that

I actually would. But

then the jerk store

called and said they

were out of you. And so

now just to get under

your skin, I really will


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way to cover

increased costs

is to raise

premiums on

group members,

and the healthy

(ie the majority

of students)

subsidise the

health needs ofthose with

greater issues

(the OP, but

also a minority

of non-mature

students)

because that's

usually how

insurance

works. You don't

just charge the

ones withmedical

problems the

actual cost of

their care,

because that's

not

insurance...but

it means that

they are likely

to be raising the

premiums for

those who do

not need much

healthcare in

comparison, are

they not?

stay in school to the

day I die and I will pay

for all this with your

student loans. I am

getting nasty I know.

But I am losing control

and my BP is going

through the roof.

Covered courtesy of

student insurance.

Hey, you

can't get under

my skin. I live in

a country where

diabetics receive

all (including

non-diabetic)medication for

free, and

therefore am

also not paying

for your student

loans. So don't

stay in school

just to annoy

me ;)

Yeah, all you kids out

there take note: The

reason this guy gets all

his meds for free in his

country, because we all

pay full price for it

here, then thepharmaceutical

companies, max their

profits by selling their

drugs to whatever

country they can for

whatever the market

will bear. In other

words, U.S citizens are

subsidizing these

jokers. And then they

stick their tongues out


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their health care is

better than ours.

How do you

feel about the

failure of our

health system?

and the people

who trulybelieve that

universe

healthcare will

be a detriment

to our care.

I am not political, just

poetical.

Oy.

If your health

worsens....will

you go for a

PHD?

Now that might be the

funniest comment I

have gotten here, but

no need for a PhD. I goon Medicare in

December, so I can put

my school days behind

me forever, as well as

my Adderall use.

What are you, a

comedian? But in all

seriousness, why

should I pay extra to

take PhD level courses

when I just takeundergraduate courses

for half the money and

still get the insurance.

Though, in all

seriousness, one of my

professors asked if I

would teach one class

with him next fall.

SuperPACs??? What are the ???????'s

for? Do you question

the power of theSuperPACS?

Do you mean

Walter White

just had to go

back to school?

He would have

loved that.

Huh?

So, are you

I was an idiot my first


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go ng or ree or

are you taking

grants and

loans?

year an pa cas or

it. Then I got wise and

started to take out

FAFSA loans. They not

only paid for my tuition

but covered a good part

of my insurance

premium. I don't hvae

to pay the loans back

until I graduate, but Idid the math and if I

continue with school

until the day I die, and

leave nothing in my

estate, I can get free

health insurance for life

and maybe get

edcueted oot. ;)

Are you

Jimmy K?

No, but I'll take that as

a complement, tho if I

get some plasticsurgery to make me

look like him my policy

will cover it, as long as

injuries are sustained

in a car accident.s ;)

I wish.

I don't think

we're talking

about the same

Jimmy K.

Who is yours?

You're not In

my pool. We are

nit all in a

shared pool. I

dint even know

who your

provider is. Your

posts make you

look retarded.

All of the

precedingcomments are

facts. Hope you

get up and feel

better soon.

I dint know that Mr. or

Mrs. Appalachia, first

cousin of your Aunt

Tiffany, age 26.

Because

those seeking

an education

before the age

of retirement,

Thank you for your

kind support? But are

you calling me a dead

beat? Don't worry. I bet

at some point our


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and thus bare

the potential to

graduate and

work. The

younger the

student the

longer they

have to pay off

their debts. Nowthis is an issue

when tuition is

set for a

considerable

profit. This

should be less of

an argument

questioning the

motives of free

education, and

more of an issue

with the general

cost of

education. No

matter his

motives, you do

not lead the

same life or

lifestyle that the

OP does. You do

not know his

expenses, all of

the factors of his

reasoning, or his

history. I fail tosee how the cost

of his education

is the part that

matters. As

someone that

has been denied

insurance from

a number of

providers since I

am unfortunate

enough to have

a pre-existingcondition. Our

healthcare

system needs an

embarrassing

amount of work.

I am happy that

the OP is alive

(and hopefully

well), the

schooling might

be free but I am

will forgive all student

loans, just iike they

offered amnesty to Viet

Nam draft dodgers. Just

wait about 10 years

and everything will be

okay. Or hope that the

economy collapses

again and all moneybecomes worthless.

Then you can pay off

all your loans with

cheap dollars.


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more than

willing to bet

that he pays for

the decision

with his own

time. Can you

imagine defining

the schedule of

your life, to

attend school inold age, for the

opportunity to

visit the doctors

and not have to

lose an arm and

a leg in their

office?

Did you get

the knee

surgery while on

studentinsurance? What

are your

premiums?

No, I got it years ago.

But my annual

premium is $2,200 a

year, plus $125 asemester for university

health services. All this

and a $250 deductible

to boot. Tell your mom

and dad about it if they

have trouble with

insurance. But there is

a lot more to this story,

because along the way

I learned how to save

even more on my

policy.

Can't recall

the last time I

saw reddit so

butt-hurt over a

AMA... can we

just keep the

focus on the

movie, please?

That's because some

people think it is

unethical and immoral

that I should get health

insurance that is

affordable. Now, will

everyone please turn

off their cellphones so I

can watch the rest of

the movie in silence.

And no texting hereeither.

I'm a boomer

and I hate the

mess that my

generation is

leaving for those

that follow. But,

as a factual,

business matter,

what the OP is

Please, please, please,

vote for me. Vote for

me. I promise to use all

my ingenuity to fix

things, just like how I

solved my own

personal health care

crisis. I also solved the

area code shortage


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doing is not

costing you a

dime. Seriously.

Not one dime.

And to the

people who

upvoted you, I

have a question.

Are you

registered tovote? If not,

why not? No

excuses

accepted.

crisis, and the dry nose

syndrome crisis facing

this country. And I can

help you, if you give

me a chance. But we

got to do it fast, before

my toes get amputated.

Seriously.

Are you

Bruce Wayne?

Just saw the movie and

it was sad. But if I were

Batman I would want to

be the batboy of the

Yankees.

Tl:dnr Fuckin

Zombie Class.

Go, go, go, MH. Let

them have it.

Is it 'too big

to fail?'

I'm pretty big--250

pounds--and i failed

lots of times before i

got things right.

Are we talking

insurance industry here

or penises?

Are you my

old boss? (Did

you ever run a

honey farm?)

Were you once my

employee, who was

kind of sweet on me

from all the honey on

my face?

Lol hardly. You are laughing out

loud hardly. Or you

hardly were sweet on

me. Listen, if I were a

woman I wouldn't like

me either, though I dohave a few charming

characteristics. ;) The

key word there being

few.

Your English

is far too good

for you to be my

old boss. Sorry

:P.

Thanks for the kind

words. I needed a few

after reading some of

the hate-filled writings

directed at me. Honest

to God I don't think


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people know sarcasm

anymore. It has been

my pleasure to

communicate with you.

I you :) Will you be my BFF?

Are you

PierceHawthorne?

...that sounds

exactly like

something he

would say.

No.

I just

explained why

it's expensive.

Did you even

read my

comment?

It's both expensive and

inexpensive depending

on whether you are a

student? Or which

school you go to. I tell

you life isn't fair.

Can I go with

the $80k? It

seems much

cheaper than

the $120k I

shafted myself

with.

Start all over again. My

way is better. I thought

for myself instead of

being a follower and I

ended up way further

ahead.

Do you go to

private college?

Yes.

You do men? If you are asking me if

I believe in gay

mariage the answer is

yes. But I also believe

in heterosexual

marriage between two

people of the same sex,

too.

Government

spending money

wisely? LOL.

No, it's SAD.

It's not his

fault that our

system

essentially

forces people to

cheat or

mortgage

themselves

simply to be

I am not cheating on

my insurance or in my

classes. It is all above

board. /you people are

just all plain wrong.

And you're thinking is

frankly convoluted.

Except for you last

commenter. I liked


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g ven rea men

that allows them

to live.

w a you sa a ou my

diabetes being serious,

even if the so-called

health economist on

this site claims I am a

fraud and a liar who is

embarrassing himself.

I can't help

but feel bad forthe poor guy.

Hey, what about feeling

sad for me? I think Ideserve a little

sympathy too. Instead

of being called a cancer

om this site. Covered

by my plan by the way.

Believe it or

not, I actually

do feel

sympathy for

you. My issue is

not with you,but with the

system that

forces people

into situations

like that. I guess

I probably

should have said

that yesterday.

You are now my best

friend forever. Or BFF.

BRB.

There is no

such thing as

"the insurance'smoney". It's the

other insured

peoples money

he is spending.

Am I not entitled to rip

you off? I mean am I

not speaking to thegeneration that likes

pirating, downloading

music for free,

generally stealing from

society? The worse

thing I ever did was

steal a candy bar

wehen I was a kid and

look what happened to

me. I got adult onset

diabetes. Let that be a

warning to youcheaters out there.

No, they will

have to pay

more. That's

how insurances

work. Please see

here.

Oh, so the student who

gets meningitis or

mono or freaking out

from drugs aren't

driving up my costs?

C'mon, insurance is for

everyone. It's a shared

expense by society, at

least that is what


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Obama says. And you

will be paying for

everyone's pre-existing

conditions when

Obamacare totally kicks

in in the next few

years. Then who you

going to vote for? Jeb

Bush?

You still have

no idea how

insurance

works. And you

have no idea

how statistics

work. Keep on

trolling.

My dear, dear unknown

person,

I do understand

insurance. And I havetaken courees in

statistics and

probability theory and I

worked in marketing

for years. Your refusal

to believe me indicates

you are one of those

people who thinks

Oliver Stone is a

history teacher.

I believe theOP went to

school for free

due to being

over 60. It

depends on the

area and school

for starters, but

it's a very

common policy.

No I paid.

I don't really

get why itshould be free

for people over

60 when people

under 60 have

to pay a shit ton

of money.

It isn't free for people

over 60. They haven'tgone on Medicare yet.

And even Medicare isn't

free, though every

liberal thinks it is. It

has premiums, too.

About $100 a month

for Part B, about $200

a month for Part D, and

about $25 a month for

prescription drug plan.

All in all about $3,000


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.

means in a few years

my wife and I will be

paying almost $6,000 a

year for our Medicare.

You young college

students with your

insurance have it easy.

Oops, wait. I'm one of

you, but I won't be forlong. Start Medicare in

3 months. Damn

Medicare, you're

making my health care

costs go up.

Especially

considering

returns. A fresh

faced person

with a degree

can contributefar more back

into society than

a 60 year old

with a degree.

Let's see if you

contribute in your life

even as much as I am

on this site. I am

offering people a way

to save a ton on theirhealth care costs and

being criticized for it by

you. Besides all that I

doubt if you will

contribute more than I

have in my working

years and continue to

do so. I am a published

author and people

enjoy the stuff I write.

Let's see if people one

day say the same thing

about you.

Right, that's why

college graduates

immediately find six

figure jobs, because

they contribute so

much.

Old people

talk too much in

college classes.

Oh, God, you're right. I

didn't shut up in any of

my classes. I will moveto the back row for my

next class and remain

silent, just like I did in

fifth grade. (Insert 5th

grade report card here)

It says Ricky seldom

contributes in class.

Maybe that's because

my teacher forced me

to sit at my desk placed

in the corner by him


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an ac ng e wa .

And you kids, think you

have it tough today

(twitching eye tic goes

here)

Because

there are FAR

less 60+ year

old peoplewanting to go to

school. Basically

it comes down

to money.

It makes the world go

round, young idealist.:)

That's exactly

what I was

thinking.

Wonder if

anyone can shed

some light on

that.

I am saving over

$15,000 on a year on

my premiums by going

back to school for

student health

insurance. Gee, with

the money I'm saving,maybe I should

contribute it to the

government for making

me the success that I

was. Ha ha.

All the more

reason to make

sure they're

well-educated!

Are you mocking me or

pre-judging the way

I'm going to vote?

Old people

vote.

You mean we count for

something? Why thank

you, young person.

Well, part of

education is

learning from

your peers and

classmates. A 60

year old

classmate could

conceivably be

part of richer

learning

environment.

So, the fresh

faced people will

thus contribute

more than if

they were all

clones.

I contributed little in

class. I just took the

money I saved on

insurance and partied

hard on weekends, ;)

Because a

A wise man once said,


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19/23

res ace

person has

decades to pay

back a huge

loan. an old

person just dies.

wan o e ow ng

American Express

$100,000." I say, "I

want the net

generation to pay for it,

so I can live big now."

Hey, if my generation

is going to be blamed

for the youngergenerations problems I

might as well actually

do what they say I am

ding, right?

Not going to

lie i'm a bit

confused by

this.

One day you will have

the wisdom to see truth

as I see it. Until then,

just party on and forget

about it.

"because a

fresh faced

person has (a

greater

probability of)

decades (to live)

to pay back a

huge loan." Why

do use periods

but don't

captalize the

beginning of

sentances.Curious.

You speaking to me?

Cool story

bro. Degree in

science right

now (double

major chem

bio). Part time

job to

complement

study with cash.

They willprobably bump

the retirement

age up by the

time I get there

so statistically

speaking, I will

contribute more

than you when

coupled with

higher life

ex ectanc .

I know, but at least

you'll live long enough

to probably have a

dozen careers. I only

got to have five--

singer/songwriting,

advertising, network

news producer,

documentary maker,

video productioncompany owner and

professional storyteller.

It's been a ride. But I

always wanted to be a

professional baseball

player, and now there's

no chance.


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20/23

Because Mr.

60 year old has

already paid his

"returns".

Schools usually

only allows

seniors to sign

up for classesthat have

openings after

all the regular

students have

signed up. They

still need to buy

books and all

that.

(What this person is

saying is 100% false.

You can't say

that and not

elaborate.

What I mean to say is

that I am able to get

into any class i want asmuch as any student

can. They do not age

discriminate. I am a

regular full time,

degree-seeking student

in the School of

Continuing Studies. But

I can take classes

during the day, too.

But I get a senior

discount on my books,

one of the advantages

of AARP membership.

Hope this clarifies.

Me neither,

but if that's the

program he's in,

it's not his fault

tuition is free.

My tuition is not free, I

took out loans for it.

And I will have to pay

those loans back once I

leave school to go on

Medicare at an

outrageous 7.8%

interest rate.

ONCE AGAIN PEOPLE.

MY TUITION ISN'T

FREE. I PAY FOR IT

WITH STUDENT LOANS.

HOW MANY TIMES DO I

HAVE TO SCREAM THIS

OUT. NOW WONDER

THE AVERAGE

COMPREHENSION

SCORE ON TODAY'S

SAT'S ARE SO LOW.


23 2/6/2013


21/23

There do

seem to be a lot

of bozos talking

shit. 64 isn't

ancient. My

grandfather is

89, and only

finally retired

(for real thistime) a year or

do ago. You

likely still have

enough life left

in you to

surpass the

amount of years

many of these

bozos have

currently been

on Earth.

I hope so, but one

never knows.

What's that you say?

I had a

professor who

received her

PhD at 68 and

was teaching,

after she got it.

Boy, was she dumb. Or

the school that hired

her was. Don't you

know that people my

age know jack shit.

He is taking a

class seat away

from a student

who will actually

be able to take

those skills into

the workplace. I

don't see this as

a major issue,

but surely it

should be

considered as a

con to the

program.

Sorry, but I was always

taught that college

wasn't for working. It's

education for

education's sake. Or to

put it another way. A

mind is a terrible thing

to waste. Or since I

have diabetes, let me

put it this way. A waist

is a terrible thing to

mind.

Depends on

the school

policy, some of

them that offer

free tuition for

older students

also require

them to wait

until after the

paying students

have re istered.

Sorry to pop your

balloon, but tuition is

not free for anybody.

Even old people have

to pay, just in 1960

dollars. So that means

if I were living in a

time warp fantasy, I

would only pay $135 a

semester for tuition at

a state school.


23 2/6/2013


22/23

Counting for inflation,

that would be close to

$1,500 a semester for

tuition. What's that you

say? You pay a lot

more than that now.

Sorry, but I'm not one

of those college

presidents making a

corporate CEO salary,

like most of them do

these days as they

continue to call

themselves educators.

So your

school has a

different policy.

I know schools

that give

reduced or free

tuition to people

60+.

I guess it does 'cause

they sure charge me,

but I: am actually

enrolled as a degree-

seeking student.

I would

definitely agree

to that system,

but the OP has

not really

clarified the

policies he went

through at his

particular

institution.

That's because if I gave

out my real name and

real story on this site,

all the angry people

would come after me

with sledgehammers.

Or at least with video

games that allow them

to swing animate

sledgehammers.

If I did, nobody would

listen to me anyway.

This generation can't

hold its attention on

anything for more than

a few minutes. So

there is no use trying

to explain exactly how I

did it.

Think about

that policy for a

moment. It

encourages

older people to

get a good

education, and

as a side benefit

they also

receive health

care. But hey, if

Wow. Now that is

someone close to my

heart, even if they do

sound like an ass. Do I

sound like an ass?


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you re years

old and want an

education and

health care,

SCREW YOU!

You have to

build up $80k in

debt for THAT

privilege, buddy.

OP said that

he paid his own

tuition.

Yes, I did the first year.

The next two were

loans, that I will be

paying back.

Free or

reduced tuition

classes are often

"community

education"

classes like

organicgardening or

into to jewelry

making and do

not qualify one

for student

services.

Well I took astronomy,

english, spanish,

etcc....not basket

weaving. And I go to a

respected major

uniiversity.

Yeah, and the

costs outlaid on

him will be

reflected when

the price forthat plan for

that school goes

up. Insurance

companies dont

exactly like

giving money

away and taking

losses.

What about the shared

sacrifice democrats

always talk about.

Aren't you willing to

participate in theprogram, kid?

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