I am a deans list college student who tries my absolute hardest and yet a prisoner gets more aid than me?! What is this! Most companies won't even hire someone with a record!
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Randall Moore
12 years ago
I had to pay for my college education, as well as my children's. Now I am expected to pay for criminals' college educations! No way!
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Anonymous
12 years ago
How can you justify cutting funds to schools all over the state and giving to the people that choose to not follow the laws or rules of society. I am all for helping people get back on their feet, however this is a joke. If you give more to the schools and take time counsel the young confused people there will not be as many in the jails. The children are the future of this state. If you want a better NYS you have to start with the children. This proposal makes me very sad.
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ANTHONY MATUSIAK
12 years ago
I have student loans and follow the law. Why not pay and reward people who contribute to society. NYS makes breaking the law and rules more attractive. I am a 28 yr healthcare consultant I
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Steven T. Truesdale
12 years ago
2.725M/YR? Offer instead to encumber half this amount each year so that at risk students who have acheived scholastically & not become felons can compete for scholarship $$ to have their school debt reduced. Offering a premium to felons who are already having their day to day expenses taken care of -- and already have access to educational resources -- is bass ackwards!
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Brad buck
12 years ago
Just say no
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Carlton Dingman
12 years ago
There is nothing that needs to be said.
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Ashley Wallace
12 years ago
It's so ridiculous that you have to be a bad person for free schooling and people like me bust ass to make ends meet.
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Jarrod Glenn
12 years ago
Really? You're a special kind of stupid.
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Janet Seaver
12 years ago
Might as well commit a crime and get free college
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Kristi ruggeri
12 years ago
I have family and friends who bust their butt daily working and trying to survive who can't afford college. They are good human beings/citizens that don't get in trouble or cause problems and they don't get help from anyone! People don't go to jail for doing good things so no they should not get to do this.
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Joseph Nellis
12 years ago
Complete nonsense!! I struggle to send my kids to college AND they will have college loans to pay when they are done. Criminals should NOT get a free college education while good, law abiding citizens have to work hard and do without to send their children to college
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Why is it okay for law abiding citizens to pay THOUSANDS of dollars to get a higher education resulting in years of debt, when criminals can get it for free? That's not right.
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Kristin Steigmeier
12 years ago
I am completely against this. It is sad that this is even being considered when people ho haven't broken the law can't afford to send their children to college.
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Kelly NM Hubbard
12 years ago
Free college to prisoners I as
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Kimberly Vestal
12 years ago
Make the it part of their parole release that they have to go to college, so they can pay for it themselves like I have been trying to do for my 2 girls currently in college now!
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Shawn Byrne
12 years ago
I am not going to support this when I am struggling to feed my family and trying to pay back my own college loans. Not to mention I have three children that will be going to college within the next 3-7 years and I am sure Cuomo's plan will not help me out with their tuition either.
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Ron Laubacker
12 years ago
This Gov is out of control and crazy.can not wait to leave the state.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Adequately fund public schools and college students who have not broken the law first. Jail is a punbishment and a free education is not punishment.
If you can do it for them, why not for everyone!!
I am a deans list college student who tries my absolute hardest and yet a prisoner gets more aid than me?! What is this! Most companies won't even hire someone with a record!
I had to pay for my college education, as well as my children's. Now I am expected to pay for criminals' college educations! No way!
How can you justify cutting funds to schools all over the state and giving to the people that choose to not follow the laws or rules of society. I am all for helping people get back on their feet, however this is a joke. If you give more to the schools and take time counsel the young confused people there will not be as many in the jails. The children are the future of this state. If you want a better NYS you have to start with the children. This proposal makes me very sad.
I have student loans and follow the law. Why not pay and reward people who contribute to society. NYS makes breaking the law and rules more attractive. I am a 28 yr healthcare consultant I
2.725M/YR? Offer instead to encumber half this amount each year so that at risk students who have acheived scholastically & not become felons can compete for scholarship $$ to have their school debt reduced. Offering a premium to felons who are already having their day to day expenses taken care of -- and already have access to educational resources -- is bass ackwards!
Just say no
There is nothing that needs to be said.
It's so ridiculous that you have to be a bad person for free schooling and people like me bust ass to make ends meet.
Really? You're a special kind of stupid.
Might as well commit a crime and get free college
I have family and friends who bust their butt daily working and trying to survive who can't afford college. They are good human beings/citizens that don't get in trouble or cause problems and they don't get help from anyone! People don't go to jail for doing good things so no they should not get to do this.
Complete nonsense!! I struggle to send my kids to college AND they will have college loans to pay when they are done. Criminals should NOT get a free college education while good, law abiding citizens have to work hard and do without to send their children to college
Why is it okay for law abiding citizens to pay THOUSANDS of dollars to get a higher education resulting in years of debt, when criminals can get it for free? That's not right.
I am completely against this. It is sad that this is even being considered when people ho haven't broken the law can't afford to send their children to college.
Free college to prisoners I as
Make the it part of their parole release that they have to go to college, so they can pay for it themselves like I have been trying to do for my 2 girls currently in college now!
I am not going to support this when I am struggling to feed my family and trying to pay back my own college loans. Not to mention I have three children that will be going to college within the next 3-7 years and I am sure Cuomo's plan will not help me out with their tuition either.
This Gov is out of control and crazy.can not wait to leave the state.
Adequately fund public schools and college students who have not broken the law first. Jail is a punbishment and a free education is not punishment.