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RunForTheRoses
06-10-2015, 08:10 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/opinion/sunday/why-i-defaulted-on-my-student-loans.html?mabReward=A6&_r=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Siegel_%28cultural_critic%29

Any opinions? The program does have flaws and allowed colleges and universities to increase tuition like crazy. The banks benefited as well and unfortunately for the borrower bankruptcy does not discharge. However, this guys sense of entitlement is off the charts.
Tor Ekman
06-10-2015, 08:20 PM
Loser d-bag
JustRalph
06-10-2015, 08:39 PM
When the government started making more and more money available college tuition began to climb in price. Coincidence?

The ever present theme that college is the ticket to easy street is still being pushed today.

Who benefitted ?
RunForTheRoses
06-10-2015, 08:56 PM
When the government started making more and more money available college tuition began to climb in price. Coincidence?

The ever present theme that college is the ticket to easy street is still being pushed today.

Who benefitted ?

A lot of these degrees in Communications, Sociology, etc are not in demand anyway. Heck, even degrees in IT are now being outsourced and replaced by H1Bs.

For many, it would be better to learn a marketable skill like Plumbing or Electronics repair.