when people complain about Natives getting “free college from the government”

littleangrytiger:

first let’s clear the popular misconceptions :

  1. the US government doesn’t pay, it’s the TRIBAL governments.
  2. not all nations offer scholarship programs.
  3. it doesn’t pay for everything, no scholarship does.
  4. over 95% of natives quit high school & don’t qualify for college.
  5. Natives are statistically the poorest population in this country.

now let’s break down where that money is going :

  • Natives only make up 1.37% of the population.
  • only 1% out of the native population attends college.
  • only part of that 1% uses a scholarship.
  • “your” taxes do not pay for that scholarship.

What you’re really saying is “how dare 0.0001% of the citizens, from the poorest population in this country, get a scholarship from their respective Native Nations!!”

do you feel silly now? you should feel silly.

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(Source: ustitlvdatsi, via thegoddamazon)

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