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Re:40% of Americans can't cover a $400 emergency expense by Retric on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @07:04PM (#17130200)
The number of allowed bad decisions drops dramatically as you slide down the wealth scale. Saying you need to be correct 99.999% of the time is simply not a viable strategy. Especially when people are actively trying to get you to make bad decisions like enrolling in a for profit collage.

The vast US homeless population suggests we don't really have a safety net, so much as a safety rope you need to hold on tight and pray. Consider, if all the homeless people showed up in the same place that would instantly be in the top 10 US cities.

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Re:40% of Americans can't cover a $400 emergency expense by selimthegrim on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @07:16PM (#17130262)
And once you've enrolled in that for-profit college, surprise! You can choose to keep your student status to keep your loans in deferment but now you're not eligible for food stamps while an enrolled student unless you work a minimum of 20 hours a week/earn ~$680 a month.
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