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mahatmakanejeeves

(68,912 posts) Sat May 9, 2020, 07:41 PM May 2020

Why Did an Elite D.C. Private School Receive a Small Business Loan? [View all]

Sidwell Friends is "the nation's most elite private school"? That's news to me.

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Sidwell Friends, the nation's most elite private school, says that "Quaker values" allow it to take government money meant for struggling businesses. Read the story from
@AdamHSays
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Elite D.C. School, Sidwell Friends, Takes $5.2 Million Small Business Loan

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Why Did an Elite D.C. Private School Receive a Small Business Loan? [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 OP

DAMN! elleng May 2020 #1

Disgusting!!!!!! jimfields33 May 2020 #2

Obama and Clinton sent their kids there Mad cow May 2020 #3

That's fine. Still absurd to spend 40 grand a year for grade school and high school each year jimfields33 May 2020 #4

I totally agree, just pointing out how elite the clientele is Mad cow May 2020 #6

It's not a dump, it's not a fraud, and continues through high school. elleng May 2020 #7

Everyone sure gave Ruth Chris steak house a big problem doing the same thing. jimfields33 May 2020 #8

The loans are designed to keep workers employed, workers get the money Cicada May 2020 #10

The school can't. Come on. I get why just don't believe the school is not able. jimfields33 May 2020 #11

Right, the school is surely able to take care of itself, no doubt; elleng May 2020 #12

You got the right about repugs jimfields33 May 2020 #13

Jimmy Carter sent his daughter to DC public school delisen May 2020 #5

PPP loans, paycheck protection program. Schools have payrolls. Cicada May 2020 #9

They have a 52 million dollar endowment jimfields33 May 2020 #14

I'm sure not every student's tuition is at the full amount. mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #15