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So many problems here: * Public service loan forgiveness * Inability to get out of loans through bankruptcy * "College, college, college" mantra where colleg
by jeffdavis 8y ago
So many problems here:
* Public service loan forgiveness
* Inability to get out of loans through bankruptcy
* "College, college, college" mantra where college is specifically defined as a big expensive place you go
* Kids' first "grown up" financial decision is a big one
* Majors that don't have a track record of paying off with no real counseling or information to encourage more realistic choices
* Kids taking easy or "cool" majors without thinking very hard about the financial trade offs
* Going back to (expensive) school as a way to hide from debt payments
* Many colleges more like joining a social club than an educational institution. The first two years at university are very expensive but no better at educating than a community college.
We know these are all problems, we just have no will to fix them. Politicians are looking for a political money-shuffling solution after the damage is already done, not looking for policies that will prevent the harm.
- hurryskurry 8y agoI actually think the problem isn't unrealistic major choices, but the fact that college shouldn't cost so much in the first place. There is really no reason college has to be as expensive as it is. It isn't like college professors pay went up as tuition did or anything, or as if students got their own microscope or something to make up for the cost. It just went to staff, and buildings.