Danny Sauer wrote: > Carey wrote regarding 'Re: [OT]: How many ways' on Sat, Apr 08 at 23:02: > >> In our state (USA-Georgia), the lottery proceeds go to college >> scholarships for >> students with B or higher grade averages regardless of income/wealth. >> > > > Maybe I'll have to consider moving to GA if we end up with kids who'll > need an education. Sounds like they're better about not > discriminating, choosing to reward academic performance (which is what > school's all about) instead of rewarding whatever string of events > happened to result in low income. It'd be nice to see the poor and > "wealthy" able to compete on a level playing field for once. > > It's more like "Take from the poor (with their active participation) and give to the wealthy." > --Danny > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist