[oldalum]

The dad spent $260,000 on payments for applications that were never actually presented.

yes, but to be scrupulously accurate (more important these days than before, I think!), one dad paid $110,000 and a different dad paid $160,000.

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I don't have time for a long post now (hope to do one later today), but for now I will just say that both the underlying scandal, and now the frivolous lawsuits seeking to capitalize on it, are both indicative of what has gone wrong with our contemporary society and the complete lack of moral responsibility many citizens seem to have for how they comport themselves and what they expect from themselves and from others. The scandal, the bribes, the lawsuits, are all evince a kind of unquestioned entitlement that has run amok over any sense of personal responsibility.

Couldn't agree more with this. It's not funny, but in these times it seems laughter is the only comfort we can have. In that vein, I thought this NY Times opinion piece was good: NY Times

[oldalum]

The dad spent $260,000 on payments for applications that were never actually presented.

yes, but to be scrupulously accurate (more important these days than before, I think!), one dad paid $110,000 and a different dad paid $160,000.

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I don't have time for a long post now (hope to do one later today), but for now I will just say that both the underlying scandal, and now the frivolous lawsuits seeking to capitalize on it, are both indicative of what has gone wrong with our contemporary society and the complete lack of moral responsibility many citizens seem to have for how they comport themselves and what they expect from themselves and from others. The scandal, the bribes, the lawsuits, are all evince a kind of unquestioned entitlement that has run amok over any sense of personal responsibility.

Couldn't agree more with this. It's not funny, but in these times it seems laughter is the only comfort we can have. In that vein, I thought this NY Times opinion piece was good: NY Times