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A comment on Brown University raising $120M to eliminate all student loans. Parent comment

Re:Brown University raising $120M to eliminate all student l... by noitsnot on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @01:30PM (#15799965)
The gap is real, but parents with a million dollar house who aren't making enough while on retirement? That's most parents except for that huge asset. You're not in the gap in my view.
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Re:Brown University raising $120M to eliminate all student l... by tanderson92 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @01:35PM (#15800022)
The difference is that some assets (in retirement accounts) are protected from financial aid inspection and inherited real estate is not. If that seems unfair, it is because it is.
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Re:Brown University raising $120M to eliminate all student l... by noitsnot on Friday December 01, 2017 @06:54PM (#15828891)
Most parents aren't in retirement at that point, but yes, I see what you mean now. That is unfair.
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