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Re:U.S. Economy Grew at 4.9% Rate This Summer, Powered by Fa... by notac23 on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:13PM (#38028648)
When my $500/month student loan payments kick back in, you better bet I'm not going to be spending that $500/month on toys. This is about absolute dollars spent.
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Re:U.S. Economy Grew at 4.9% Rate This Summer, Powered by Fa... by mmh0000 on Thursday October 26, 2023 @02:27PM (#38029755)
It sounds like you're mad that you voluntarily took someone else's money and are expected to repay it? Of course, if you take a loan, you'll have to make future financial plans to budget less for frivolous expenditures
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Re:U.S. Economy Grew at 4.9% Rate This Summer, Powered by Fa... by soupfordummies on Thursday October 26, 2023 @03:47PM (#38030812)
Doesn't sound like that to me if you look at what they're responding to.

I think you may be trying to make/respond to an ideological argument that I don't think that post is making.

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Re:U.S. Economy Grew at 4.9% Rate This Summer, Powered by Fa... by notac23 on Thursday October 26, 2023 @04:20PM (#38031205)
I'm not mad about anything, or arguing policy about student loans. I'm just stating a fact - spending will decrease when people have less cash to spend. Why is that controversial?
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Re:U.S. Economy Grew at 4.9% Rate This Summer, Powered by Fa... by sghiassy on Thursday October 26, 2023 @05:06PM (#38031704)
Thats what it sounds like to me
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