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> adults took irresponsible actions and they're simply cast as victims. This is an extremely optimistic definition of adult, no? I didn't go to school in the U
by cjbprime 7y ago
> adults took irresponsible actions and they're simply cast as victims.
This is an extremely optimistic definition of adult, no? I didn't go to school in the US, but if I had I imagine I would have been under 18 while applying to college and applying for student loans.
You could argue that the students are adults in their later college years, but it being the "best worst choice" to graduate and continue receiving your student loan is nowhere near the same thing as having made an informed decision at the start.
- duxup 7y agoWell you don't take out a loan for an entire education on day 1 so I'm not sure just 18 is when $70k happened. But if they aren't capable of making such a decision, do we want to go down the road of saying they can't take out a loan?
- cjbprime 7y agoI'm okay with allowing them to take out the loan, let's just not pretend it's actually done through fully informed adult consent. And if we're willing to do that, perhaps we'll decide to allow student loans to be discharged at bankruptcy, which they currently aren't.
- duxup 7y agoI feel like the bankruptcy option would simply lead to the logical choice of declaring bankruptcy after college...and the collapse of any loan system.
- gus_massa 7y agoWhere were the parents while she was signing this?