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Re:U.S. forgives 40k student loans by outside1234 on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @12:16PM (#31099187)
Amen - tuitions are skyrocketing because of the "free money".

It is also awful public policy to train people to get into debt right out of the gate - this just has all sorts of bad long term consequences.

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Re:U.S. forgives 40k student loans by nradov on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @12:50PM (#31099728)
Debt isn't inherently evil, it's just a tool. But any tool whether it's a hammer or a gun or a student loan can be used for good or evil.
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Re:U.S. forgives 40k student loans by aksss on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @01:23PM (#31100157)
Predatory debt traps are evil. The student loan industry (the schools being the marketers and beneficiaries) seem like predatory debt traps to me.
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