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Re:Apple facing huge chip patent bill after losing case by bpodgursky on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @12:01PM (#10387364)
The federal government generally makes a profit on student loans -- (most of them) get paid back eventually.
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Re:Apple facing huge chip patent bill after losing case by fisherjeff on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @12:45PM (#10387696)
True. My point was more that their budget would look very different if not for federal guarantees on those (relatively risky) loans.
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