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= THE GI BILL = = = = = = = = What was the GI Bill? = = = 


 * The GI Bill was a bill that gave soldiers** **an opportunity to get a good education after their service, without having to worry about not being able to pay. Basically it would pay for the veterans college no matter what college they were accepted at. **

=When and why was it created? =

== The GI Bill was created in 1944 for several reasons, one being to give incentive for people to be in the army, kind of as a reward for going through all that. Also because there was a gross imbalance of class in terms of who was college educated in the country. ==

=Did it work? =

= = = **In the beginning it worked very well and provided education for thousands of people. It did not however benefit African American's nearly as much as it did whites. Nowadays it isn't nearly as good as it once was. It hardly even provides enough for Community College let alone an IV league. ** =

=How were African American's affected by the GI Bill? = = = **

It was much much harder for an African American to get their hands on any of that money for college. There was the normal discrimination of simply the colleges not wanting them there. Also the bill was not written explicitly enough so that it couldn't be "interpreted" to mean something that it didn't. (i.e. a racist politician could say the bill didn't cover an African American.) Additionally it was almost impossible for blacks to get loans because none of the banks would loan to them. **

= Were there any critics of the bill? Who were they? What was their argument? = = =
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As always people argue that it's a waste of money or that it will allow "low life's" to be in the colleges, and ruin the "atmosphere." Mostly this is rich white snobby republicans who have kids in the system. **

= What is the Post 9/11 GI Bill? How is it similar or different from the original? = = = **

It is mostly the same only it doesn't cover as much. One thing it doesn't do is apparently there is this program in the army where you can pay 600$ and then you get money back. But apparently if a soldier does that program they don't get covered by the GI Bill. A lot of people say this will decrease incentives to join the army in a time where we "most need it." A lot of people say that it is too hard to transfer that money to kids or spouses and that is a problem with the bill too. **

=**What's its legacy?** What do the members of your group think about the bill? Was it a good idea or bad idea? How would the US be different if the GI Bill was not enacted? = = =
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Well the GI Bill open up door for many people that might not have ever thought about going to college. It allowed those with no ambitions of succeeding in life after the war, a chance to succeed in life. We think it was a great idea! It was one of the best. We believe that the GI Bill is a good idea but we also feel like the new setup of the GI Bill is better and they should consider changing it back to how it was before. Just from what we see from everyday life, there would be a lot of unemployed veterans because they don't have the skills to have an actual job.

** =**Quotes **= = =
 * I had the notion that I wanted to write the great dirty American novel, so I went to Roanoke College on the GI Bill. <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"> - Tom T. Hall **

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">-from the bill <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">"Schooling for at least one year, and up to four; in elementary, business, high or higher schools; with allowances of $500 a year for tuition, plus $50 a month for subsistence and an extra $25 for one or more dependents."

At the time this was a lot of money. This means that a veteran could get four years paid no matter what schooling they were up for, be it high school or college or even graduate school. **

and only 3%thereafter." <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">-from the bill <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">"Loans up to $1,000 for buying homes, farms, farm equipment or business properties, with no interest the first year,

This was money for people to buy houses or start their own businesses. Unlike the other money, this money had to be paid back eventually, but the interest wasn't until a year and it was only 3% **


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">

"¶ Special job-finding services. ¶ Unemployment benefits up to 52 weeks at $15 a week, plus an extra $5 for one dependent, $8 for two, $10 for three." <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">-from the bill <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">

This was for if you couldn't get a job right away when you got back from the service so you wouldn't just end up on the streets and so you could still support your family. **