Originally Posted by Val
Originally Posted by Ametrine
We have a family member who finally passed all tests to receive free tuition to community college. She works incredibly hard.

To now make it free for anyone really would take that accomplishment and diminish it.

Not sure I understand. How would her hard work be affected by someone else?

Her hard work isn't affected by someone else. Her hard work is being diminished by Oregon in that they are proposing giving away what was previously given only by merit.