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Re:No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income if Yo... by CJefferson on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @06:33PM (#18860860)
The payments work the same way as tax brackets, so say 10% of your salary above 50k. Would you keep your salary lower to stay in a lower tax bracket?
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Re:No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income if Yo... by mimhoff on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @06:53PM (#18861002)
Sadly they don't work like income tax. If you go into the next bracket, you owe the new rate on your entire income.
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Re:No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income if Yo... by atiredturte on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @07:22PM (#18861179)
Please read the link provided [1]. The percentage is not high enough to purposefully keep your salary lower.

[1] https://www.studyassist.gov.au/paying-back-your-loan/loan-re...

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