Thanks for the Vote of Confidence Mom and Dad!
@cmoneyspinner (9218)
Austin, Texas
March 19, 2019 8:23pm CST
Yes I know I've already talked about this. But I'm not finished talking and I still have a little bit more disgust to work out and then I'll move on.
If you have been listening with half an ear then you probably heard reports about the USA college admissions scandal.
Yes! IT IS A SHAME AND A DISGRACE!!
And please don't say: “Oh! That's been going on for a long time!”
NO, IT HASN'T!!
Sure there have been individuals with parents who used their influence and money to get their children into ivy league schools.
But this Singer fraud? I'm pretty sure it's a one-of-a-kind racket! 
I'm almost certain that as soon as the news broke and the guy was exposed that there weren't a bunch of other “Singer copycats and look-alikes” rushing to shred documents and get rid of evidence before they got caught too!
No! I don't think that's the scenario we got going on here. We got one guy who was smart enough to know how the entire college admissions system worked and he figured out an organized and systematic way of “wiggling through all the holes”!! And he evidently knew he would have customers who would buy his services.
One jerk! Not even a con man. He wasn't a confidence-trickster. He didn't swindle the buyers. He didn't trick any of them. He worked with other willing people who knew exactly what they were doing and what they were paying for.
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All that aside … I think the kids should feel insulted by their own parents.
I mean … basically, their parents said to them:
You're my child. You're good. But you're just good enough! Mom and Dad have to pay to make other people THINK you're really good! The poor kids? They have to be good FOR REAL! Besides! The poor kids can apply for scholarships and other financial aid. But you? You're gonna need our financial aid. Otherwise you're just NOT going to make it in this world.
“So!” … says the kids who stops to think about it … “What you're really telling me Mom and Dad is that … you didn't raise me well enough to be able to stand on my own two feet. I'm never going to be a success or a 'self-made billionaire' unless you pay somebody to make me that way!”
“Thanks for the vote of confidence Mom and Dad. Now I know what you really think of me.” 
I'm almost certain that as soon as the news broke and the guy was exposed that there weren't a bunch of other “Singer copycats and look-alikes” rushing to shred documents and get rid of evidence before they got caught too!
No! I don't think that's the scenario we got going on here. We got one guy who was smart enough to know how the entire college admissions system worked and he figured out an organized and systematic way of “wiggling through all the holes”!! And he evidently knew he would have customers who would buy his services.
One jerk! Not even a con man. He wasn't a confidence-trickster. He didn't swindle the buyers. He didn't trick any of them. He worked with other willing people who knew exactly what they were doing and what they were paying for.
* * *
All that aside … I think the kids should feel insulted by their own parents.
I mean … basically, their parents said to them:
You're my child. You're good. But you're just good enough! Mom and Dad have to pay to make other people THINK you're really good! The poor kids? They have to be good FOR REAL! Besides! The poor kids can apply for scholarships and other financial aid. But you? You're gonna need our financial aid. Otherwise you're just NOT going to make it in this world.
“So!” … says the kids who stops to think about it … “What you're really telling me Mom and Dad is that … you didn't raise me well enough to be able to stand on my own two feet. I'm never going to be a success or a 'self-made billionaire' unless you pay somebody to make me that way!”
“Thanks for the vote of confidence Mom and Dad. Now I know what you really think of me.” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/us/felicity-huffman-lori-loughlin-massimo-giannulli.html
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17029)
• China
20 Mar 19
The guy you know spotted a niche in that respect.Universities should play fair,rather than "who holds the purse rules the houses".
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
21 Mar 19
Indeed. The man has upset many parents all across the USA. One of those parents being me. My mom and dad did not pay for me to get into university. But they always encouraged me to get a good education. Some of my kids chose to go to college. Some did not. The ones who chose to go to college took the initiative to get there on their own. My daughter will be graduating from the University of Texas this year. My other daughter will, hopefully, be starting college this year.
It's not like the parents didn't know what they were doing was wrong. They weren't duped. That's what irks me the most! They committed the fraud with their eyes wide open. The last report I read, some of the kids are very angry with their parents for doing it. It is, of course, having a bad impact on their future and their lives were just getting started. Can you blame those kids for being angry? Hey! When the stuff hits the fan, it blows back in everybody's face!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17029)
• China
22 Mar 19
@cmoneyspinner It is great that most of your kids have access to universities ! Those kids whose parents threw their weight about have every reason to be angry,because they aren't on the same starting line as others.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
22 Mar 19
@changjiangzhibin89 - The thing is that the university admission process if followed and respected, puts everybody ~ rich or poor ~ at the same starting line in the race. That's what it is intended to do and that's fair.
It's the financial situation of the poor students that push them to the back of the line or possibly even takes them out of the race completely. The government financial aid programs and scholarships are intended to give those kids who don't have the financial resources needed to get an education a chance to pursue higher education. That's what it is intended to do and that's generous. It is an effort to make getting an education an equal opportunity.
I say "generous" as opposed to "fair" because America offers financial aid for aspiring students. I'm not sure if other countries do the same. But someone else said that the greatness of a nation is determined by how it treats its poor and those who are disadvantaged. America does not have to have health, education, and welfare assistance programs. But it does. That's one of the things that makes America great! (My opinion and my sincere belief.)
What those wealthy parents did? It was unAmerican!
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@Ronrybs (20999)
• London, England
20 Mar 19
I thought that donating money or buildings to a uni' was a more legit way of getting your offspring into a choice school. In the UK there is the 'Old Boy' network, which seems to work along similar lines. But bribery and outright fraud is nothing but criminal, so I have no problem with court cases
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@Letranknight2015 (52528)
• Philippines
21 Mar 19
My brother was mostly my mentor in my youth and that's why I was always pissed with him. And yes they were mostly time i got things I want..
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@RasmaSandra (88816)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar 19
The last I heard was that supposedly they put Louglin's daughter out of the school.
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@Deepizzaguy (113940)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Mar 19
If there is one thing I have learned is to learn what you are good at and find a mentor to guide you instead of having everything bought for you/
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@AliCanary (3372)
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7 Apr 19
1. The parents were wrong for doing something they knew was cheating
2. The university employees (coaches, et al) were wrong for taking bribes and breaking the rules
3. The guy who ran the scheme is just a criminal
4. A lot of the kids knew
So, pretty much everybody in this scenario is a piece of dirt. Really disheartening.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
10 Apr 19
Amazing checklist/summary. You should be the lawyer prosecuting the case. What I can't believe is that some of the parents don't even want to admit their guilt. Guess they figure their first-time offenders and if Jussie Smollett can get his charges dropped then they can too! 
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@CarolDM (203409)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Mar 19
It is absolutely absurd how some of the rich parents are buying their kids through college. Then what will the kids do. Live in their parent's basement! I never had help from anyone, I got everything on my own and am proud of it. It has made me the kind of person I am today.
