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Re:U.S. Citizens Now Hold About $1.3 Trillion in Student Loa... by tombo2008 on Monday November 21, 2016 @10:32AM (#13006084)
"That sounds like a very nice world to live in. It also doesn't sound much like our world. It's certainly not how any country on Earth operates."

We've had a system not a million miles different from the one described in Ireland since the 70's/80's. There are grants for school uniforms and books for those that cant afford them, the cost of a college degree is not exorbitant and is again covered by a grant for those that cant afford it (I went to college with several guys who were on the grant) There's always the focus on getting a job, for obvious reasons, but there are plenty of people who go back and re skill with a 2nd degree.

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Re:U.S. Citizens Now Hold About $1.3 Trillion in Student Loa... by talmand on Monday November 21, 2016 @10:48AM (#13006231)
That is in no way even close to the imagined situation that the response you are quoting is referring to.
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Re:U.S. Citizens Now Hold About $1.3 Trillion in Student Loa... by bjovulf on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @11:08AM (#13023544)
In Denmark students have since 1970 and actually dating back to the 50's had the right to SU (Statens Uddannelsesstøtte = government support programmes) in form of government grants and government subsidized loans for any students studying on a government approved list of mostly government subsidized secondary and higher education. Hope that triggers some anti-big gov't folks over there.
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