You’ll find out that no matter where you go or what you do, the guys hustling money for the school can find you. And brother, they will find you. So the answer is yes, you do have to pay child support. (It can be withheld under certain circumstances, as was discussed before December of last year.)

u know what I would be willing to do because you know what I have done. You have worked the stupid menial jobs I have for minimum wage to pay my way. Congrats! I work for the university and the people I pass on my way out of the office speak little english and are obviously not from the US. These are good people that I wish the best to everyday. I never made any claim they don’t deserve to be here or that they shouldn’t earn a decent living, but there are people to blame other than the regents. And to take out this issue on the students in absurd.

No one questioned their right to protest or organize, so drop the pathetic “legal under the constitution” crap. I am in favor of their pay raise, and am not a supporter of Bush. However, I think they demonstrated clearly that they have one interest in mind and that is their own. Since I am the one being screwed here, excuse me if I express some disgust.

What majority are you talking about btw? did you lose your mind and flip over to ur talking points memo? Socialism isn’t a 4 letter word unless u make it one… however, it does exist. I apologize if my desire to see immigrants succeed in this country is misplaced, but your naive perception of the world demonstrates nothing but your lack of any real connection to the persons and work involved in this dispute.

It would be nice if everyone were benevolent, loving individuals seeking nothing but the best for their global cohabitants. Sadly we live in the real world. There’s a bottom line the regents are being asked to meet.

I feel like I’m having a discussion with doe eyed 3rd graders.

I think the problem is precisely the fact that the average student does not care about the labor dispute. As stated before, how many people had to work hard to make their experience at UCLA what it was? Honestly, I don’t think the average student cares but rather feels that they are entitled to have things go their way because it is graduation. Although I’m proud of their achievement (my wife’s included) I don’t think that real problems should be set aside merely because they are graduating.

The fact of the matter is that most students aren’t aware of the dispute. I think that very few have an informed opinion of the problem. Clinton’s act forces them to come to grips with the contention that other people are upset and that maybe, just maybe, we should be more inclined to examine our place in society (and the world for that matter) as one of privilege and that a lot of people have to work hard for little money in order to support it.

I mean, we can argue the tactic all day long. I can see how it could be a way for labor to communicate their position to the graduating class. But I tend to think, that if Clinton relented at the AFSCME’s request, this would mostly be lost on students who think they have it coming to them. It’s tough living with the consequences, but maybe the best lesson that can be taught here is that we are all interconnected and that our actions have an effect on others. This is something that we might want to keep informed about.

I suppose it only counts if you are Clinton right? I suppose when Georgie does it, it’s not political. Digest the hypocrisy here, here, here, and here. I could cite the academies which he has spoken at numerous times, but I’ll avoid the entire Commander in Chief argument.