The Mounting Cost Of Education
link A Statement from Rush – The Rush Limbaugh Show.
Well, our boy Rush was probably a bit indelicate in his characterization of Georgetown University law student, Sandra Fluke. For those unfamiliar with the story, Ms. Fluke is the law student who insists that the estimated $3000 cost for contraception during her law school career should be covered by insurance. This seems like an awful lot of money for what many may consider to be a private pursuit. Limbaugh could certainly have characterized her demands a little differently. Perhaps she has delusions of grandeur. Perhaps she is very ambitious. Perhaps she wants to be the Wilt Chamberlain of law students. Perhaps she was pursuing a double major. Like many of us, he was obviously somewhat taken aback by her confident claim that $3000 would be consumed while at the same time studying law.
Naturally, Limbaughs’ clumsy attempt at humor has attracted a firestorm of condemnation from all corners of the public and the lefty media, who as we know, are stout guardians of women’s rights and sensibilities. In this day and age, most people are probably indifferent to how Ms. Fluke spends her ‘down’ time. In fact, most would say, ‘you go girl’. However, many in this group may feel a bit put out by the notion of having to subsidize her non-student activities, if only out of jealousy. In fact, it can be argued that if her activities are to be subsidized by insurance companies, which means all policyholders, then other women should also have an equal chance at fullfullment.
It’s entirely possible that other women, or men for that matter, may aspire to have to spend $3000 on contraception, but don’t have the advantage of natural pulchritude that Ms. Fluke may have. To even the playing field, there should therefore also be subsidies for make-up, haircuts, waxing and possibly fashion advice. Lower tier schools can even incorporate this into their recruiting pitches. Not only will they guarantee the cost of ‘extra-cirrucular’ activity, they will also spend the money to make sure students have a good chance of using it up while in attendance. That’s one way to get kids to stay in school; heck they may stay 8 years! After this, to graduate ‘summa cum laude’ will have an entirely new meaning.