Gordon Maloney, the president of NUS Scotland, said: "We will be working with the Scottish parliament to push for increased grants for the poorest students, not instead of these student loan increases, but in addition".
During the 1970s, severe budget constraints challenged the university's physical development; but, in the 1980s, the university received increased grants for research in the social and physical sciences.
Still another option would be to use the added revenue to increase grants for road maintenance in cities and states.
Bill Clinton, hobbled by impeachment but still far more popular at that point in his presidency than Mr. Bush is now, proposed a buffet of modest, centrist proposals, including cutting taxes for married couples, increasing grants for college and having Medicare pay for prescription drugs (which Mr. Bush's administration finally accomplished).
Mr. Bishop, backed by a coalition of labor, political and religious groups that campaigned for the Suffolk law, said it would be up to the state and federal governments to increase grants for Medicaid and other assistance programs to provide for the higher wages.
Seventy-six percent of the Swiss rejected joining the United Nations, though government and Parliament wanted to join; in recent years the Swiss have voted separately on issues like extra air pollution devices in motor vehicles, lawful abortion, the introduction of a value-added tax and increasing grants for universities and research.
As part of the nearly $800 billion stimulus package begun last year, the administration increased grants sent to states for training programs devoted to laid-off workers by $1.4 billion for 2009 and 2010.
The bills do most of what's suggested here and more, including raising the check-off to $10 for individuals and $20 for couples to account for the increased grants.
Elite colleges in recent years have increased grants and eliminated need-based loans for low-income (and at some, middle-income) students, making it potentially cheaper to attend Harvard than a state school.
He also wants to increase grant money for technical college students, and provide students with more information about the loans they're accruing.
Given the high proportion of HIV-affected children who qualify for these grants, increasing grant access among eligible families is a natural objective for many programs targeting orphans and vulnerable children.
