Rich folks in the Chicago suburbs are working a scam to bilk taxpayers and needy youngsters out of financial-aid dollars for college.
They are having poor friends or relatives adopt their 17-year-old kids so they qualify for financial aid.
I’m not making this up.
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Rich folks in the Chicago suburbs are working a scam to bilk taxpayers and needy youngsters out of financial-aid dollars for college.
They are having poor friends or relatives adopt their 17-year-old kids so they qualify for financial aid.
I’m not making this up.
It’s about the most shameless display of entitlement I’ve seen — and I’ve been covering politicians for more than 30 years.
After the guardianship is switched, the child from a wealthy family applies for financial aid and he or she doesn’t have to claim parental income or assets. This makes them eligible for assistance including state and federal grants, which are intended for low-income students.
The rich are bilking the poor and middle class – with the help of government.
But wait, doesn’t a judge have to approve a change in guardianship? Yes, that is the case.
And here in Illinois we pay circuit judges $184,000. For that kind of dough, we ought to be getting some awfully good judgments on their part.