How to Fix Hope

We have been talking about the Hope Scholarship a lot lately in class, offering suggestions from others, but I have not offered any of my own.

My dad and I were talking the other day about to fix Hope and he said creating more winners in the areas that buy them the most. That way they will win their money back. I thought that was interesting, because we came up with the same suggestion in class. I live in a urban community outside of Atlanta, and we see a lot of people at the gas station playing scratch offs constantly. Even scratching off old scratch offs to see if they are the lucky winners.

However, no one has ever won in my community, besides me. I won $50 from a scratch off I received at Christmas time and $25 another time. But no one has one any of the big tickets, and I think if someone did, it would boost my communities moral. Also, maybe Georgia needs to get off of its high horse and build casinos. The lottery is a form of gambling, so building a casino won't hurt.

Also, I think more money should be put in Hope. Only a small percentage goes into the scholarship, so it would be nice if more money went into its funding. Also, I am confused about how the scholarship is losing money if people who attend college lose the scholarship within the first year. I am one of the fortunate ones, I am def. not the norm.

I think fixing the scholarship is tricky, but I hope someone comes up with a solution fast. I am interested in seeing how this all plays out in the next few years.