Bush (finally) signs student aid bill

[Rudey]

Originally Posted by AlethiaSi

I don't see why either. It is the only way I got through school, and hopefully through graduate school... I don't see why higher education for more people is a bad thing, why would someone vote against that?
I don't know much about the bill specifics, hopefully this really does benefit students.

Read the objections. The way it works is that the government essentially subsidizes private companies to issue loans. Some may call this corruption. Some label it as a way to keep the government from getting bloated. I'd err with the first since Bush doesn't give a crap about big government.

-Rudey