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You should get a check too. Everyone who paid student loans in the last ~20 years should get some amount of money. We could afford it for less than DOD accounti

You should get a check too. Everyone who paid student loans in the last ~20 years should get some amount of money. We could afford it for less than DOD accounting fraud.

treis 7y ago
Why not just a straight refund for all tuition payments in the last 20 years?
- Simulacra 7y ago
  or 40
  - joshypants 7y ago
    College has gotten a lot more expensive lately. Anecdotally, after the recession my in state tuition doubled because of less funding from the state. I agree it's a great question of what should be done but I'm mostly happy to reframe Sanders' proposal as a minimum. Further reading - I'm a big fan of the schedule idea: https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/04/23/providing-reparations-for-victims-of-unfree-college/ https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/04/23/providing-re...
    - djrogers 7y ago
      > Anecdotally, after the recession my in state tuition doubled because of less funding from the state No, your state tuition doubled because of rampant spending increases underwitten by a limiless supply of student loans. Your state may have reduced funding somewhat, but that's not the primary cause of higher tuition. Ask your state school system what it's employee:professor:student ratio is now vs 10 years ago. How many new buildings have been built in the past 10 years? And how do the construction costs compare to those built 20 years ago?
Simulacra 7y ago
An interesting position, but why 20 years? How did you decide on twenty years worth of student loans?
mlevental 7y ago
well then we should probably pay black people reparations too then right? same logic?
- joshypants 7y ago
  You're saying this facetiously but actually yes, absolutely they should.
  - mlevental 7y ago
    I'm not saying it facetiously. i mean it but the person i responded to it would never agree so they shouldn't expect their own reparations.
tictoc 7y ago
Better get $100k

You should get a check too. Everyone who paid student loans in the last ~20 years should get some amount of money. We could afford it for less than DOD accounting fraud.

treis 7y ago

Why not just a straight refund for all tuition payments in the last 20 years?

Simulacra 7y ago
or 40
- joshypants 7y ago
  College has gotten a lot more expensive lately. Anecdotally, after the recession my in state tuition doubled because of less funding from the state. I agree it's a great question of what should be done but I'm mostly happy to reframe Sanders' proposal as a minimum. Further reading - I'm a big fan of the schedule idea: https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/04/23/providing-reparations-for-victims-of-unfree-college/ https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/04/23/providing-re...
  - djrogers 7y ago
    > Anecdotally, after the recession my in state tuition doubled because of less funding from the state No, your state tuition doubled because of rampant spending increases underwitten by a limiless supply of student loans. Your state may have reduced funding somewhat, but that's not the primary cause of higher tuition. Ask your state school system what it's employee:professor:student ratio is now vs 10 years ago. How many new buildings have been built in the past 10 years? And how do the construction costs compare to those built 20 years ago?

Simulacra 7y ago

An interesting position, but why 20 years? How did you decide on twenty years worth of student loans?

mlevental 7y ago

well then we should probably pay black people reparations too then right? same logic?

joshypants 7y ago
You're saying this facetiously but actually yes, absolutely they should.
- mlevental 7y ago
  I'm not saying it facetiously. i mean it but the person i responded to it would never agree so they shouldn't expect their own reparations.

tictoc 7y ago

Better get $100k