This is not fair. I work hard to barely make ends meet to pay my loans
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Michael benson
12 years ago
Another reason to leave the once great state of NY
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sandy b
12 years ago
no way!!! I worked hard to get through college and am in debt and now all we need to do is go to prision to get an education? NO WAY CUOMO!
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Margaret Hopkins
12 years ago
Help the students who need it, not the criminals!
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Mary A. Wilkie
12 years ago
Let's be honest here - if you are a convicted felon, what kind of job are you likely to get? You could have three advanced degrees, but if you also have a conviction for rape no one is going to hire you. If you commit your next crime in the workplace, that employer can be held liable. And you shouldn't have a shot at a job before a law-abiding citizen, anyway. You should get a cell, meals, access to books, and basic health care - BASIC, not better than what the working class has access to - and lots of time to think about how you've screwed up.
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Michelle Marshall
12 years ago
NO NO NO
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Joseph Sperduto
12 years ago
NYS didn't give us one cent for our children to attend college so I think it is a slap in the face. The governor wants tax paying crime victims to pay for college for the criminals that committed the crimes against them. Ridiculous!!!!! Why don't we just give them the keys to the prisons and lock up the tax payers!!!
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Anonymous
12 years ago
I think an opportunity for education is good but they should have to pay for it AND not be paid a wage while incarcerated. My househould doesn't make $60k/year (cost of an inmate) and we can't afford to have children. Health insurance over $1000/month (both of us need it). Still paying off my own student loans. We added on to our home (2005) so both our mom's could move in due to their health. Now that they are both gone, we went bankrupt in 2008 after losing my job. Affordable Home Program was a farse; was yanked around for a year before telling us we weren't elegible/bank didn't participate-with the help of a state approved agency. Still have to pay the student loan and have a lower paying job and can't sell the house since it's it's not finished. I would prefer my tax dollars go to eduaction of non-incarcerated children/people, programs and infrastructure to improve our environment and well-being (physical & mental). I also think inmate ammenties should be reduced and more hard labor should be institued. My brother was a NYSCO for 20 years so I do have some insight. Oh, is the money from the lottery still going towards education and are the tolls (temporaty since 1960's?) still going towards our roads? Stop bullshitting around, being paid off by big groups and the absurdly rich, and fix our system...please!
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Cuomo, you have got to be kidding. I honestly thought that the article was a joke and now learned it us real. I have no words.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
College is not affordable for those if us that work and don't break the law! Why should they get a free ride!?
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Kennith Charles
12 years ago
NO they have to many free stuff now. one just got 9800 dollars aworded to him because he thought it took to long to get a dental appointment, I can't afford a denticen and why are they alowed to sue the state.
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Michelle Curtiss
12 years ago
This is just plain ridiculous...more free hand outs from the democrats... Give me a break...law abiding citizens can't afford college educations while we fund criminals educations. Common sence, there is a definition for that word somewhere in the dictionary!!!
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Anonymous
12 years ago
You need to be Impeached from office & are the reason TERM LIMITS need to be the LAW of ALL America.
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Jack Harvey
12 years ago
Put $5000 in each graduating high school seniors bank account instead!
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Janet Schuster
12 years ago
If you can educate inmates for $5,000 a year how come it cost my children $40,000 a year??? My children worked hard for their educations and continue to do the right things to maintain a good life. If you haven't done the right things educational perks don't belong to you. They chose their path - we all do!! I definitely say NO to free college for prisoners.
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Herman Sherwood-Sitts
12 years ago
It is not fair to the noncriminals to have to pay student loans.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
They should have to pay back loans like anyone else.
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wayne d herr
12 years ago
the governor will do anything he can to get reelected
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Todd Kostrzycki
12 years ago
Why should we have to pay back our loans and pay for someone being punished for breaking the law?? Ridiculous
This is not fair. I work hard to barely make ends meet to pay my loans
Another reason to leave the once great state of NY
no way!!! I worked hard to get through college and am in debt and now all we need to do is go to prision to get an education? NO WAY CUOMO!
Help the students who need it, not the criminals!
Let's be honest here - if you are a convicted felon, what kind of job are you likely to get? You could have three advanced degrees, but if you also have a conviction for rape no one is going to hire you. If you commit your next crime in the workplace, that employer can be held liable. And you shouldn't have a shot at a job before a law-abiding citizen, anyway. You should get a cell, meals, access to books, and basic health care - BASIC, not better than what the working class has access to - and lots of time to think about how you've screwed up.
NO NO NO
NYS didn't give us one cent for our children to attend college so I think it is a slap in the face. The governor wants tax paying crime victims to pay for college for the criminals that committed the crimes against them. Ridiculous!!!!! Why don't we just give them the keys to the prisons and lock up the tax payers!!!
I think an opportunity for education is good but they should have to pay for it AND not be paid a wage while incarcerated. My househould doesn't make $60k/year (cost of an inmate) and we can't afford to have children. Health insurance over $1000/month (both of us need it). Still paying off my own student loans. We added on to our home (2005) so both our mom's could move in due to their health. Now that they are both gone, we went bankrupt in 2008 after losing my job. Affordable Home Program was a farse; was yanked around for a year before telling us we weren't elegible/bank didn't participate-with the help of a state approved agency. Still have to pay the student loan and have a lower paying job and can't sell the house since it's it's not finished. I would prefer my tax dollars go to eduaction of non-incarcerated children/people, programs and infrastructure to improve our environment and well-being (physical & mental). I also think inmate ammenties should be reduced and more hard labor should be institued. My brother was a NYSCO for 20 years so I do have some insight. Oh, is the money from the lottery still going towards education and are the tolls (temporaty since 1960's?) still going towards our roads? Stop bullshitting around, being paid off by big groups and the absurdly rich, and fix our system...please!
Cuomo, you have got to be kidding. I honestly thought that the article was a joke and now learned it us real. I have no words.
College is not affordable for those if us that work and don't break the law! Why should they get a free ride!?
NO they have to many free stuff now. one just got 9800 dollars aworded to him because he thought it took to long to get a dental appointment, I can't afford a denticen and why are they alowed to sue the state.
This is just plain ridiculous...more free hand outs from the democrats... Give me a break...law abiding citizens can't afford college educations while we fund criminals educations. Common sence, there is a definition for that word somewhere in the dictionary!!!
You need to be Impeached from office & are the reason TERM LIMITS need to be the LAW of ALL America.
Put $5000 in each graduating high school seniors bank account instead!
If you can educate inmates for $5,000 a year how come it cost my children $40,000 a year??? My children worked hard for their educations and continue to do the right things to maintain a good life. If you haven't done the right things educational perks don't belong to you. They chose their path - we all do!! I definitely say NO to free college for prisoners.
It is not fair to the noncriminals to have to pay student loans.
They should have to pay back loans like anyone else.
the governor will do anything he can to get reelected
Why should we have to pay back our loans and pay for someone being punished for breaking the law?? Ridiculous
Everyone should sign this...