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> Thirteen years after graduating, she still owes more than $8,000. Paying off $13K+interest in 13 years with a $9/hour job is not bad really. There are some p
by pkaye 8y ago
> Thirteen years after graduating, she still owes more than $8,000.
Paying off $13K+interest in 13 years with a $9/hour job is not bad really. There are some people in better situations that still don't pay of their debt.
- LoSboccacc 8y agoThe course expensiveness might take some blame, but there are key questions being unanswered here: if the barrier to entry is so high why are them earning from 9$ to 10.5$/h after years of practice? That's like a 1% yoy increase in wages, they aren't even keeping up with inflation. Seems the journalist skept a lot of the more interesting questions to pursue the sob story angle while presenting a very narrow view that prevents understanding the situation fully.
- pkaye 8y agoIts actually regulatory capture by the existing players that makes it harder for a newcomer to work in the industry. The training required by laws for hair dressers can be long and onerous.