Goodbye, bright future.
How the Government Fucked Me, Part One:
I am living on my own. I am single, perky and young. However, I am not:
1. twenty-four years old
2. married
3. a parent
... And because of this, I will very likely be declined for Federal Financial Aid.
I was crying on the phone, begging the customer service guy to help me. As if he could. 'Their hands are tied.' "You could always apply for loans," he chirped cheerfully, oblivious to the crashing roar of my life ENDING AT THE AGE OF 20.
IF I HAD THE MONEY TO PAY BACK STUDENT LOANS I WOULDN'T NEED GOVERNMENT AID. I don't want more debt! I worked hard - three jobs, eating out of cans, working 80 hour weeks - for years to get myself into a good job that would permit me to educate myself. THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN, GOVERNMENT! THAT'S WHERE YOU REWARD MY DEDICATION AND UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT! THAT WAS PART OF THE DEAL!
What the fuck am I going to do now?
I am living on my own. I am single, perky and young. However, I am not:
1. twenty-four years old
2. married
3. a parent
... And because of this, I will very likely be declined for Federal Financial Aid.
I was crying on the phone, begging the customer service guy to help me. As if he could. 'Their hands are tied.' "You could always apply for loans," he chirped cheerfully, oblivious to the crashing roar of my life ENDING AT THE AGE OF 20.
IF I HAD THE MONEY TO PAY BACK STUDENT LOANS I WOULDN'T NEED GOVERNMENT AID. I don't want more debt! I worked hard - three jobs, eating out of cans, working 80 hour weeks - for years to get myself into a good job that would permit me to educate myself. THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN, GOVERNMENT! THAT'S WHERE YOU REWARD MY DEDICATION AND UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT! THAT WAS PART OF THE DEAL!
What the fuck am I going to do now?