Burden A Little Less on Parents
The front page of my paper offered a story this morning. It was, again, front page, above the fold. I was relieved to learn that;
College bill burden falls a little less on parents, Sallie Mae says
Whew. As a father of two in college I feel a lot better as I would like to retire in seven years, but probably cannot for anther ten at least as of right now. Of course Sallie Mae is not a parent, but the comments were made on behalf of the student lender through Sarah Ducich, Sallie Mae’s senior vice president for public policy. Sallie Mae makes an interesting argument, but I don’t agree with the way the concept is framed, hence this post. As I do in “Phraseology” here are some key phrases from the original article which is linked if you click on the article title;
Around television ratings weeks investigative reporters pull out their eye-raising stories that are typically about government waste and abuse. They often use “gotcha” tactics to surprise government workers who are not really working. A favorite is the story about some item that you or I could buy at the local Home Depot for under ten dollars, but our government has paid hundreds or even thousands for. I, like many have asked why the government pays so much for stuff and even more for any work that it wants performed. 
I wasn’t sure whether to list this posting as an update to 
Betsy McCaughey is the former lieutenant governor from New York. It is unclear how a Pittsburgher ended up in New York, but we will forgive her as she has become one of the most articulate voices for sanity in the health care debate. In a nutshell, she has been speaking against the massive overhaul proposed by the Obama Administration. She has had the nerve to use facts and figures to dispute claims by Pelosi, Reid, and Obama to scare folks into supporting their efforts. With all of their efforts, however, 