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Re:Nearly 5M Americans in Default on Student Loans by AlexCoventry on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @11:55PM (#15920031)
We could just forgive the debts. We don't need a compensating tax when inflation is this low.
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Re:Nearly 5M Americans in Default on Student Loans by gicadin on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:38AM (#15920372)
This would be a slap in the face of some people who went to school and worked odd jobs to pay for tuition.
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Re:Nearly 5M Americans in Default on Student Loans by aaomidi on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:56AM (#15920439)
Not doing it would be devastating for the economy in the long run.

It's a hard choice but macro is more important than micro in these decisions.

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Re:Nearly 5M Americans in Default on Student Loans by sintaxi on Thursday December 14, 2017 @07:35AM (#15921770)
Its a mistake in the long run to socialize risk. These former students are defaulting because the courses they took have no value in the marketplace.
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