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Re:U of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to... by ChicagoBoy11 on Monday November 04, 2019 @05:19PM (#21447194)
It is incredible to me how straightforward and undoubtedly true the point you are making is, yet I've had 0% success in bringing it up in conversation without immediately being called all sorts of names or accused of hating poor people.
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Re:U of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to... by dragonwriter on Monday November 04, 2019 @07:41PM (#21448448)
> It is incredible to me how straightforward and undoubtedly true the point you are making is

Even the part when it relies on private lending behavior being driven by security provided to lenders by federal loan guarantees that haven't been available to private lenders since July 1, 2010?

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Re:U of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to... by scrumbledober on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @11:35AM (#21453928)
that may be true but the non-dischargeable by bankruptcy part still holds true. A student loan is still one of the lowest risk investments a bank can make.
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