John H. wrote:
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:52:40 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:32:10 -0500, John H. penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:01:14 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:22:34 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

Saw Jim Webb on C-Span a while ago talking about his and Chuck
Hagel's attempt to get the GI Bill back to where it was before Reagan.
I think the guys putting their lives on the line for us in Iraq and
Afghanistan deserve that. Webb said the educational benefits of that
bill returned 7 to 1 (tax revenues vs costs.)
I'm sure it did in my case. Probably more.
Republicans in the Senate are generally not supporting it.
Creeps.
Once again, the Korean and Vietnam vets get it tucked straight up the
ass.

Moron.
By now, I'd think the Korean and Vietnam vets would have used whatever GI
Bill education benefits they wanted to use.

Webb makes it sound as though the current crop of folks leaving the
military get nothing. They will receive about $1100 per month. Tuition at
George Mason University is $3420 for a full time student taking 12-16
hours. That doesn't seem like such a bad deal to me.

IMHO, this should be a payment based on actual costs for education. I
see students every day that have no interest in the subject matter,
but if they don't use the (using your figures) GI bill they have, at
$1100 a month, they will lose it.

Over the course of the 2 year program their education costs will run
about $225 per month... they will pocket the $875/month as profit.

91.5% of statistics are made up as the speaker talks, this 7:1 benefit
seems to be one of them.....

PS
For at least the first two years of study, I can't see any reason (as
a taxpayer and educator) to pay a school (like GWU) $230 per semester
hour, when the same education can be obtained at a local community
college for about $48 per semester hour.

Agree with all.



Most first level schools are in the $35,000 - $40,000 a year range.