Dave Smith wrote:

> Diabolik wrote:
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>>>>The US can be accused of a lot of things, but being socially backward
>>>>is not one of them.
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>>>Any industrialized country without a national health system is
>>>socially backward.
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>>...and free education.
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>>If you're born poor in the US, your chances are next to zero to getting an
>>education and living a high quality life.
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> ??? There is free public elementary and secondary education in the US. There
> are all sorts of scholarships to help the needy to get post secondary. I have
> heard of several cases of very bright people going to very expensive American
> universities on scholarships that made it even cheaper than attending
> universities at home.
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Yes, and government loan programs, available ONLY to the poor. Work
programs, scholarships both athletic and scholastic are also available.
If you REALLY want to get through college in the US, you can.