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Just because someone is from a parentage with bad work ethic doesn't mean that they should be taken away the ability to fund their education too. Some peoples parents dont give a damn about whether they get a college/uni education or not, so why should those students be made to suffer just because some conservative people think that its wrong to provide equal oppurtunities for all, because thats basically what you are saying.
Fair enough if you seemed more bothered about those from better off families not getting funding, but your making it sound very bitter to those 16yrs olds wanting to go to college and hoping for £30.
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Exactly. Equal opportunities. Why should I have to pay £25k when others get it for free ?
It is me that will have to work my arse off to get a degree and me who will have to deal the paying for the thing. My parents don't come into it, and they shouldn't do. It is going to be my name on the paper at the end of the day, not theirs, even if they could afford to help in anyway, they shouldn't have to.
It is possible for anybody aged 16 to get into college, it's free. The loans are there for anybody who gets the A levels to get into university. Anyone who is willing to work for it can get a degree, your parents could earn nothing, you could get no grants and still get a degree, you'll be stuck with the huge debts yes, but things cost it's a fact of life. My point is that not getting EMA will not stop you reaching higher education, no matter what your background.
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The idea the government have is that those earning £30,000+ will have gained some education themselves, and will understand that it is important to fund their child if they want the to be successful. People who dont work also want their children to do well but simply dont earn enough in the governments eyes to make a significant contribution, and so the government provide funds for those students. Its hardly unfair, it just excludes some criteria such as parents who earn £30000 but have for example 8 children, which is the type of family my friend was from, and she didnt get a penny, and obviously £30000 between 10 people doesnt go very far.
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Again, why should parents come into this, at the age of 18 your legally independent, it is you that wants the degree, and it should be you that pays for it, if your parents are rich and can pay for it, lucky you, but if the government started paying for everything rich kids can get from their parents there would be a lot more Range Rovers on the road.