[WideRight05]

I agree that "handouts" in some instances are bad. You have a very good example stated here!

How do you feel about Pail Grants?

I consider the Pell Grant like an investment. I don't consider that, and actually nor do I consider welfare handouts. There are actually real, legitimate situations for both. However, the welfare program is being taken advantage of big time right now. I hope Memo Luna is reading this, as he has mentioned his experiences as a professor on here. I honestly don't know a lot about the pell grant and if it is being taken advantage of like welfare, but he would probably know more.

Now, getting back to my contention though - welfare, is meant for people who are seriously unable to get out and be a part of the workforce. The pell grant is like an investment. The student receives the pell grant to help them through school and cover their tuition. The student gets out of school and receives a nice job, making well above the national average. So, they would end up paying in taxes more than they originally received from the Pell due to their higher income, resulting in paying more taxes. I would bet that it is taken advantage of in some ways like welfare, but am not sure on this one.

It is not welfare, or the pell grant, themselves that most conservatives are against with Obama. If they're used for the right, legitimate situations, I am all for them. However, people continue to take advantage of the system, and our nation is providing more and more for them.