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Still being in college, so many people I know just assume debt is no issue. It's not a concept that hits close to home, and most people seem to be fine with rep
by lowpro 8y ago
Still being in college, so many people I know just assume debt is no issue. It's not a concept that hits close to home, and most people seem to be fine with repaying them forever, like buying a new phone every 2 years or a new car every 3. I've never known anyone who couldn't get a loan, no matter how bad their grades or weak their employment after college looks. I don't really understand how that works and who would loan them money in the first place, but I feel bad that so many just assume they debt they take on will be automatically paid for.
Many I know use their loans for not just school, but life. They spend money like they're rich and already have jobs when they're broke college students living off loans, and it just seems to me either the government, the banks loaning the money, or the schools, are using this monetary ignorance to their advantage. It'll fold some day I assume, considering student debt is 50% of the assets of the Federal Government [0], if those default rates rise to high that could wreck havoc in the trust of the financial well being of the US government (Disclaimer: I'm a student, I don't really understand most of what's happening here)
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- user68858788 8y agoThe favorite phrase of the president of Ringling College of Art and Design is, "the myth of the starving artist." He says this with a straight face as students graduate with 150,000 in debt and less than a 10% chance of getting a hired for their major. So yeah, I'd say colleges are exploiting students and parents.
- user5994461 8y ago>>> I've never known anyone who couldn't get a loan, no matter how bad their grades or weak their employment after college looks. Student loans are risk free for the lender and very profitable. They will always be granted.
- nafey 8y agoWhat are the consequences of non payment? Debtor's prison?
- PretzelFisch 8y agoThey will garnish your wages. if you default and destroy your credit rating.