{"id":56283,"date":"2023-12-07T02:51:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T02:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=56283"},"modified":"2023-12-07T02:51:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T02:51:12","slug":"student-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=56283","title":{"rendered":"‘No!’ to paying student-athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When will we ever stop discussing this nutty notion of paying college students who happen to have athletic prowess?<\/p>\n

I know the answer to that one. It’s never. The issue won’t go away.<\/p>\n

I hereby declare that my fuddy-duddy streak is showing itself on this one. Thus, I also declare that I adamantly oppose paying men and women who participate in team sports for their universities. Why?<\/p>\n

It’s simple, man. They already are getting “paid.” If they are attending the school on an athletic scholarship, they are getting a free education. Tuition is paid for. So are the books. Same for assorted fees. They have a place to live. They might have to spend a few bucks on a meal plan.<\/p>\n

How much would it cost them without that scholarship? In Texas, in-state students still get a bit of a break. But if you’re from out of state, that bachelor’s degree would come at a cost in the tens of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n

Student-athletes don’t pay anywhere near that kind of dough. Therefore, they are spared the burden of those student loans that progressives want forgiven. My fuddy-duddy view is that the lefties are wrong to demand complete loan forgiveness, as students obtain those loans knowing<\/em> they would have to repay them.<\/p>\n

I am just weary of this issue seeming to never vanish.<\/p>\n\n

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