Had my first convo with a student about financial aid disappearing

"If there is no financial aid next semester, I can't finish my degree. Should I go back to my contracting job or wait it out?"

The perfect student. Driven, brilliant, first in the family to go to college, and just dreams of a tech job crashing to the ground. The force and maliciousness in how the government is trying to tear down the country's hope and future is just blowing my mind.