There are many things that I consider when I think about the people at fast food restaurants.  One must obviously consider if they had choices earlier in their life to set themselves apart from others so that the fast food business didn’t turn into the only way to feed and shelter.  To be honest, I have a hard time believing that these people cannot separate themselves if they really wanted to.  Let’s take the state of Texas for example.  If one graduates in the top ten percent from their graduating class, they are automatically accepted into any Texas school of their choice.  What this mean is that you essentially don’t even have to take the SAT or ACT, you just have to excel in your classes during high school.  Everyone in Texas has this opportunity.  It doesn’t matter if you are absolutely awful at standardized testing such as the SAT or ACT, as long as you did what you need to do during the high school years to stand out (graduate in the top ten percent of the class).   Moreover, let’s take the state of Georgia for example.  Georgia has a program called HOPE of which you qualify for if your high school average is a B.  If you get into a public college in Georgia, they will pay for your entire undergraduate education as long as you keep a 3.0 GPA.  This is an incredible deal.  Georgia Tech is a top 3 engineering program in the nation, and one could get this for free if they put in enough hard work.  Who is this system leaving out?  Truth is, virtually no one.  Many have approached me after I have informed them of my opinion on this matter, and the first thing that is usually brought up is the fact that many young kids are forced to drop out of school and support their family.  Once this person is old enough, he or she could could simply realize that they can leave and get a GED.  Once the GED is obtained, it is now possible to go to a community college, of which one can take out loans.  If the student does well enough in the community college, then transferring to a larger and more well known college is very possible.  This is a feasible route for essentially all Americans.