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    Robert Smith billionaire

    Never heard of him. He is black and at Moorehouse college graduation ceremony he gifted the graduating class full payment of college loans. A mind is a terrible thing to waste indeed. Has anyone heard of him? How did he make his money?

     
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    He is the lead singer of The Cure. Very popular band. Made lots of money and a lot of white guilt apparently.

     
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    Cool

    Robert Smith was a running back for the Minnesota Vikings who drafted him in the first round in 1993 with the 21st pick. I think he does some work with Fox Sports currently.

     
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    So some parent worked 2 jobs... drove a 10 year old car and didn’t get hair plugs so his kid could go to school without huge debt.

    Tough beat.

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    btw, how many students did he fund & how much did he layout? what percentage of total tuition did he pay off?
    (long before there was a PFA i had my Grenade & Crossbones avatar at DD)

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    In before Todd says this isn’t fair on everyone who has to pay back their tuition.

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by GrenadaRoger View Post
    btw, how many students did he fund & how much did he layout? what percentage of total tuition did he pay off?

    He funded this years graduating class and the tuition payout was 40 million dollars. He paid all the tuition for this years class.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MrTickle View Post
    In before Todd says this isn’t fair on everyone who has to pay back their tuition.
    Sorry that you are having a hard time understanding the difference between private and public money.

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    It's hard to believe that such a generous act has attracted the degree of criticism that it has. To those who worked jobs and/or got help from their families to graduate debt free, they have learned what older people already know: Life isn't fair.

     
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