Required Community Service?

flippyshark · 11-08-2008, 09:20 AM

The only references I can find are to programs in schools that require a certain number of hours of community service in order to get financial aid. (Unless you are a student, this wouldn't affect you.) I guess it seems like an okay idea in principle as long as its a) not absolutely mandatory, and b) not the only way to earn financial assistance.

Volunteerism that comes from the heart is always much more valuable than service that is made mandatory. I can't imagine any administration would or could ever coerce community service from us workaday grownups. i get the impression that Obama is trying to find ways to give incentives to those who mean well but are too lazy to get off their duffs. (presumably, once people actually try volunteer work, they will find that it's rewarding enough to continue doing.)

It's absolutley true that no one can legislate a change of heart, and there wil always be lots of people who don't give a crap, alas.

Keep up the good work, BDB.

11-08-2008, 09:20 AM	#1
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	The only references I can find are to programs in schools that require a certain number of hours of community service in order to get financial aid. (Unless you are a student, this wouldn't affect you.) I guess it seems like an okay idea in principle as long as its a) not absolutely mandatory, and b) not the only way to earn financial assistance. Volunteerism that comes from the heart is always much more valuable than service that is made mandatory. I can't imagine any administration would or could ever coerce community service from us workaday grownups. i get the impression that Obama is trying to find ways to give incentives to those who mean well but are too lazy to get off their duffs. (presumably, once people actually try volunteer work, they will find that it's rewarding enough to continue doing.) It's absolutley true that no one can legislate a change of heart, and there wil always be lots of people who don't give a crap, alas. Keep up the good work, BDB.
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