Comments on: Student Financial Aid Types you Should Know

By: David S

David S — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:26:59 +0000

Registering illegals to vote.
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By: djinnsterr

djinnsterr — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:24:59 +0000

Service efforts should all be specific to the needs of each community where the programs exist, such as volunteering at a soup kitchen in areas where homelessness is rampant or volunteering at a nursing home in areas with aging populations. Students could also help to clean up municipal parks or offer assistance to municipal departments in need of volunteers to accomplish projects that they might not otherwise be able to do due to budgetary constraints.

Private organizations should definitely jump on the bandwagon and offer incentives to students who volunteer in their communities. Many private organizations pursue community outreach efforts as a way of giving back to their communities. Students who pitch in with these efforts could be awarded scholarships from the organization as a sign of their dedication to bettering the community of which they are a part.

Why would you be against mandatory government-sponsored service? The programs that would be included in mandatory service efforts would go towards bettering the communities of which we all live in and they would allow students to become more interconnected with their community and therefore feel a greater sense of accountability to its success. As JFK famously stated, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
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By: mou

mou — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:22:59 +0000

If peace is advocated, then it is something like caring. Instead of sending a military ship, it should be converted to a hospital ship. Instead of sending a military plane, it should be a flying hospital service. Instead of sending soldiers, it should be the caring workforce. Volunteer means you do it willingly and you should foot the costs.
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By: Forget War Buy More

Forget War Buy More — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:20:59 +0000

If you check out the VISTA/NCC Americorps volunteer programs the places and types of things you can do are incredible. I served while teaching in the NYC inner city, another friend built homes in Colorado, another gives advice on financial planning to people who are very low income, another worked in some protected forests.

Private organizations are involved currently in student financial aid programs, particularly in the privatization of loans.

Government service will not be mandatory. The right gave the same cries about this when Clinton enacted the Americorps legislation and there are more than enough willing volunteers and continues to be.
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By: Buddy R

Buddy R — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:18:59 +0000

None. That is not authorized by the Constitution and is illegal for the government to do.

It is a socialist give away program masked as "volunteer" work. And dem lap dog groups like ACORN will be furthur funded in this manner.

Furthur, it will be used to indoctrinate the young people into the socialist philosophy.
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By: A concerned AMERICAN

A concerned AMERICAN — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:16:19 +0000

What types of volunteer work should be part of Obama’s expanded America Corps program?
And what types of service, if any, should be excluded?

Should private organizations also enact student financial aid programs requiring volunteer service?

And what should be done to ensure that government-sponsored service is not mandatory?

Thanks.