<p>It’s not the “new” welfare- it IS welfare. Plain and simple. I am a recipient of the Pell grant because my parents don’t make jack a year. We used to, before a drunk driver decided to take away my dad’s ability to work, but that’s a whole 'nother issue. There should be stricter limits on Pell grants (18 semesters? REALLY?), but it is a welfare that we damn well need to compete in a global economy. </p>
<p>As for the quote, in my state, it is nearly impossible to get any kind of other assistance from the state if you’re a student unless you have a kid. I can’t even get food stamps or anything and I am about as low income as you get because it used to be severely abused by students. Instead of reforming the system, they just took away our aid. Oh and we have NO financial aid from the state- our only potential help was taken away my freshman year. So he can shove it, quite frankly.</p>