Futures In Hot Water Pm2

"Okay, so, who we are — what we do is we help the wealthiest families in the U.S. get their kids into school. ... That they want guarantees, they want this thing done. They don't want to be messing around with this thing. And so they want in at certain schools. And I've created this side door in." — A witness who participated in the cheating scheme to a client in wiretapped call, cited in the affidavit*

FUTURES IN HOT WATER PM2

guilt-free progeny empties out the cookie jar
                                                — parents buy more

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Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.   Proverbs 20:11 KJV

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Date: 10/28/2019 2:47:00 PM
Well put, so sadly true - and it takes away a spot from a less wealthy child who did the work to earn it - I also like the part about the cookie jar-
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/28/2019 10:20:00 PM
Thank you, Michelle!
Date: 10/26/2019 11:45:00 AM
Recently there was a scandal at the Russian television contest the Voice for children. The parents of one of the contestants bought her the phone voting. Sometimes parental love does strange things.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/26/2019 2:03:00 PM
For sure!
Date: 10/25/2019 8:45:00 AM
I feel bad for the kids.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/25/2019 2:08:00 PM
Hopefully they will learn unfortunately from their parents mistakes
Date: 10/24/2019 2:37:00 PM
Good one Kim. Well done :)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/24/2019 9:13:00 PM
Thank you, Heidi!
Date: 10/24/2019 8:40:00 AM
When I heard about the cheating the first time, I thought that cannot be true--not in the USA..not the elite schools. So sad, but it is true! Your poem is apt for the theme, Kim. You said it well!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/24/2019 9:28:00 AM
Thank you, Vijay! It’s always about the money, isn’t it :(
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