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MichMan

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3. Zuniga attended Princeton for 4 years and never had to pay anything for tuition, or rent, food & other living expenses

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:10 AM

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Yet, when he found out the living expenses (not the tuition) counted as taxable income, he felt burdened enough to go to China and stop paying.

Not thinking he will get much sympathy from those who have to get up every day for work, so they can pay rent and buy food. A hell of a lot more $$ than the $11 a day he was asked to pay to be housed and fed.

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