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Re:US universities under pressure to cut fees because of rem... by SeanLuke on Saturday July 25, 2020 @11:54AM (#23950098)
Neither of these would be as disruptive as:

3. Student loans no longer survive bankruptcy.

Re:US universities under pressure to cut fees because of rem... by 0xffff2 on Saturday July 25, 2020 @05:50PM (#23952689)
Wouldn't it make financial sense for the great majority of people to take as many loans as possible and then immediately declare bankruptcy the day after graduating? Most people don't have any meaningful assets at the end of university, so bankruptcy would be about as painless as it's possible for a bankruptcy can be.
Re:US universities under pressure to cut fees because of rem... by johnnyb9 on Saturday July 25, 2020 @12:08PM (#23950233)
It depends who you want to take a bath, the universities by abolishing student loans or the taxpayer (government) by allowing bankruptcy.
Re:US universities under pressure to cut fees because of rem... by to11mtm on Saturday July 25, 2020 @02:45PM (#23951473)
I don't think we could do that without also removing the Federal government from the student loan process.
Re:US universities under pressure to cut fees because of rem... by fortran77 on Saturday July 25, 2020 @03:33PM (#23951758)
Which is why I said stop government-backed student loans. And any effort by a Democratic administration to forgive student loans would be absurd without stopping new ones.