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When have protests ever prevented anyone from getting a degree? If you are a Republican, you have no right to complain about the difficulty and cost of getting
by thrance 2y ago
When have protests ever prevented anyone from getting a degree?
If you are a Republican, you have no right to complain about the difficulty and cost of getting higher education in this country. Trump just blew up every regulations regarding student loans [1]. As a result, some people have seen their payments 4x (!!) in a matter of days and defaulting rates just reached 41% (!!!).
These are the real "bullies" you mention. Young people protesting a genocide partly funded by the US state aren't.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/student-loan-aid-department-firings https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/student-loan...
- babalulu 2y agoI am not a fan of what's being done to the Department of Education, but the linked article states nothing about anyone's payments increasing 4x. Also, the 41% is in reference to the default rate in the 1980s when for-profit colleges abused the student loan system. The new policies will likely allow for the same abuse that we saw then due to lack of oversight and an understaffed review system.