When bills pile up, young people turn to strangers on Venmo

Re:When bills pile up, young people turn to strangers on Venmo by Domenic_S on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @11:08PM (#20398873)

I don't disagree with any of these points, just had a tangentially-related thought: wouldn't making college "free" be a forcing function to tighten admission criteria, further stratifying social classes? Schools can be a bit loose today since basically anyone with a pulse can get student loans.

Just thinking out loud; I suspect looking at other countries who do this would be informative...

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Re:When bills pile up, young people turn to strangers on Venmo by shados on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @10:13AM (#20402105)

> be a forcing function to tighten admission criteria, further stratifying social classes

Thats why apprenticeships and trade schools need better marketing. The glorification of bachelor degrees is toxic.

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Re:When bills pile up, young people turn to strangers on Venmo by kjsbfkjbf on Friday July 12, 2019 @11:32AM (#20421441)

And looking at other countries it doesn't tighten social classes more than having a 50k barrier... per year.

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