Why A Greedy World?

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Congratulations, you're born

You made it it far enough to feel the light of day

You also just cost your creators anywhere from $3,297 to $37,227, according to a study from UCSF (2014)

Let's think about this

You have many years to come before you even think about buying anything, you have not even opened your eyes to see what the world has to offer, and you are not able to decode messages

All this lack and you cost a fortune

Let's fast forward, say, eighteen years

You've graduated high school at the top of your class

You got accepted into your dream school

You have the intention of studying what is needed for your "dream job"

And then suddenly you hit a massive bump in the road

This bump is so large that it totally destroys all your intentions, all your aspirations, and all your ideas of that bright future

You had it all

Everything was going according to plan

You just wanted to pursue an education

And it was impeded by one bump

This bump is the cost of an education

Never would I have imagined that I'd be paying $39,978.00 just for one year at the University of California, Davis

I absolutely love the school but the price tag is beyond what I can afford

Fortunately, I am unfortunately a disadvantaged financial student

The school definitely does their part in helping me reach my goals

It is a load of money but I need a load more

$39,978.00

It's like being born again! 

Would you pay this amount to feel the light of day for the first time once more?

For those that say yes, I'm sorry, it's not possible...yet

The promise I made to myself before I even started to apply to college was that I did NOT want my parents to worry about the expenses

To this day, they have not paid a cent towards my education

As I go up the ladder of success it seems as if each step has a price and it's only increasing

I can't go back down because I am at the point of no return

I hold a position that people everywhere around the world only dream of

"Wow, it'd sure be nice to study at a college"

How many MILLIONS world-wide say this?

My name is Kevin Zaragoza and I want to change the lives of people

Even goodwill has a price sometimes

Inspire me to inspire others

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