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Are you saying that student debt being non-renounceable is bad if and only if we have a liquidity crisis? Because, that's the way your comment reads, to me at l
by epsolos 7y ago
Are you saying that student debt being non-renounceable is bad if and only if we have a liquidity crisis? Because, that's the way your comment reads, to me at least. For the record, I am not endorsing this type of structure for all forms of debt. I am simply bringing to light a more positive view on the supposed "student loan crisis". If so, let's look at some numbers to paint a broader picture: the US mortgage market is 10x the size of the student loan market with average monthly payments in the $1000-1600 range, whereas the national average student loan payment is less than $500. If there were to be a liquidity crisis, the worst we would see out of the student loan market is a larger fraction of borrowers struggling to come up a few hundred dollars per month throughout the recessionary cycle. I just don't think this market is large enough to have the kind of effect your are describing in your comment. I think your comment makes sense for debt as a whole, but I don't think it scales well with the market it's targeted towards.