U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming Years

Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ... by theli0nheart on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @10:00AM (#13071247)

I think we're both describing the real world. People can simultaneously be held responsible for their debts and be under-educated about debt, mislead by marketers, etc. The question is who pays when a borrower makes a mistake—the lender or the borrower.

If you label all borrowers who can't pay back their loans as "victims", wouldn't that make the practice of lending itself immoral? In your opinion, why not just outlaw lending completely and be done with it? That way no one can be taken advantage of.

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Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ... by coldpie on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @10:09AM (#13071322)

I have a hard time foisting the responsibility for all $108 billion onto the borrowers. There's something more at play here than personal irresponsibility.

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Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ... by CoryG89 on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @10:33AM (#13071509)

> If you label all borrowers who can't pay back their loans as "victims", wouldn't that make the practice of lending itself immoral?

No. It is only immoral to knowingly lend to someone who can't and won't be able to repay the loan.

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