This thing we call the budget debate...what does it really mean to me? Well to be honest I think that all students will be getting the short end of the stick. The United States has a large deficit and several issues we are dealing with are very hard to dodge. I honestly think that if the government will stop putting so much money into the war, then that alone would help with government spending. Most Americans do not even think that they are living in wartime unless you bring the topic up to them. The government is putting so much money into a war that most Americans forget about because the media doesn't discuss it.
I am a student, and with that being said, this budget debate means a lot to me. Even though I am currently on an athletic scholarship through the University of Houston; I cant help but to wonder what it will be like for me financially when I try to pay for my masters degree. The government's money is so tight right now that eventually the grants, loans and financial aid will all come to a minimum. Many students will have a hard time trying to pay their way through school. Tuition will also go up and that will not only make the situation harder for students, but it will also put more students in debt, from trying to pay their way through school, and also the graduate percentage rate will begin to fall.
The government will also not have enough money to fix the roads and highways. In some places, this can be really crucial...for an example Cullen Boulevard. I think that the government needs to really sit back and take a look at how they are spending our money. The government has been building businesses outside of our country because it is cheaper to pay the workers outside of the states whereas paying an American..let's say 15 dollars an hour. That has hurt our country because other countries are building up off of the US dollar while the Americans are having troubles trying to find a job within their own home land. The richer will continue to get richer and the poorer will continue to get poorer. We need to bring some of those jobs back to The US so that people can find jobs, so that those will not have to rely on welfare.
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