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I'm a recent graduate. People don't go to college because they think they'll have their debt absolved. They go to college because an undergrad degree is now the
by roymurdock 11y ago
I'm a recent graduate. People don't go to college because they think they'll have their debt absolved. They go to college because an undergrad degree is now the equivalent of a HS degree 30 years ago. It's simply a prerequisite, and every parent/counselor is pushing children towards it.
Besides, the students described in the article graduated long before Bernie sanders arrived on the scene. He was clearly not a factor in their decision to attend in the first place.
- brbsix 11y agoHe's suggesting that people are refraining from paying off existing debts, not that they're accruing new ones with the hope or expectation that they'll be absolved.
- roymurdock 11y agoAh I see...I read "kids" and assumed he was talking about high school students, as I don't consider myself a kid anymore.