Given all the debate in the other thread about Qatar "buying" up some of the top talent in swimming, my question is how many people feel the USA should do the same?
Hoogie & Thorpe for our 800 free relay?
Schoeman & Hoogie for our 400 free?
How about on the W's side, a couple of th Aussies maybe?
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Geek,
Again, you've missed the entire point of my entire response. I never said not to educate foreigners or prohibit them from entering our education system. The issue is one of funding.... something that contrary to your beliefs, is in fact a scarce resource in our universities and education system nationwide.
My own kids and my neighbor's kids come first in my opinion. We can start solving the rest of the world's problems and funding their education or training careers only after we have our own financial problems under control.
Fact is... while some foreigners stay in the US after graduation, the sad fact is many do not. They return home and use their education in ways that often ends up competing with the very industries we gave them money toward their educations.
No thanks Geek. You give them your money. I'll give domestic grown kids my tax money.
As for the triathlete comparison..... I'm not hip on triathletes and their selfish lifestyles either.
John Smith
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Former Member
Geek,
Again, you've missed the entire point of my entire response. I never said not to educate foreigners or prohibit them from entering our education system. The issue is one of funding.... something that contrary to your beliefs, is in fact a scarce resource in our universities and education system nationwide.
My own kids and my neighbor's kids come first in my opinion. We can start solving the rest of the world's problems and funding their education or training careers only after we have our own financial problems under control.
Fact is... while some foreigners stay in the US after graduation, the sad fact is many do not. They return home and use their education in ways that often ends up competing with the very industries we gave them money toward their educations.
No thanks Geek. You give them your money. I'll give domestic grown kids my tax money.
As for the triathlete comparison..... I'm not hip on triathletes and their selfish lifestyles either.
John Smith
