>And this is loan is made contingent on the promise that graduating from university will grant you a middle-class job, which in the case of being underwater in

>And this is loan is made contingent on the promise that graduating from university will grant you a middle-class job, which in the case of being underwater in student loan debt, means they failed to provide. That's not necessarily true. In this case, he got a job at a law firm, but chose to quit it because he realized he didn't like the career. Now I don't think he should have been forced to work as a lawyer, but let's not claim that all instances of being underwater are because the university didn't keep the promise of getting you a good job.