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Re:Student Loans. Medical Debt. Criminal Justice Fees. Cance... by gruez on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:33AM (#27712820)
>If you could manage without loans, you aren't in a situation where gov intervention is required.

This assumes everyone is equally prudent, but I doubt this is the case. For instance, suppose I was frugal, eating only rice and beans so I could pay off my student loans ASAP, while my friend got takeout multiple times a week. In this case, does my friend deserve more intervention than me? If my acts of frugality and sacrifice leads me to not get intervention, what message does that send to society?

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Re:Student Loans. Medical Debt. Criminal Justice Fees. Cance... by jvanderbot on Friday July 02, 2021 @01:22PM (#27714267)
The course to the problem can't be fixed, but the problem might be able to be fixed.

You can scold a smoker as much as you want, but we all still pay for their chemo in the forms of health insurance premiums.

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