Someone's listening
The Kaiser Family Foundation has created an essay contest for college students about the current economic crisis and what ought to be prioritized in amending it. There's a pretty sweet cash prize too.
It's very nice to see a sudden interest in our opinions especially since we are constantly combating the ideology that works to dismiss our thoughts as young people, i.e. that young people are too naive, idealistic, unwise, immature, yada yada, you know the "when you get older you'll see..." bullshit.
From the website:
President Obama has stated that reforming the health care system is one of his top priorities, and there is broad interest from policymakers and the public in making a change. During the campaign, he outlined a framework for reforming health care. The essay should cover: what elements of his plan should be prioritized given the current economic crisis, what elements are most likely to garner support and which ones will be most challenging and why?
Undergraduate and graduate students will be judged separately and the winners will receive $1,000. All essays must be submitted by March 2, 2009.
Well, health majors, science majors, political science majors, anyone with a functioning mind attending college, flex your brain muscles and get to it.
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