On average, skipping college and investing tuition costs nets a higher return

Re:On average, skipping college and investing tuition costs ... by del82 on Sunday June 04, 2017 @09:20PM (#14484703)

Causation goes the other way: Reagan's prioritization of tax cuts over public education led to tuition increases, which lead to an increased demand for loans to pay the higher tuition.

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Re:On average, skipping college and investing tuition costs ... by fivestar on Monday June 05, 2017 @09:41AM (#14487502)

I don't see it that way. The 80s "greed is good" mentality laid the groundwork for the fleecing, but that was not Reagan's fault other than perhaps that administration was the time when financialization of everything began. Think "junk bonds" then think "loans that can't be discharged in bankruptcy."

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Re:On average, skipping college and investing tuition costs ... by eli_gottlieb on Monday June 05, 2017 @10:51AM (#14487989)

Reagan was the one who re-introduced tuition (at all) to the University of California system in the first place.

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