Archived Does education put Americans in debt before they even get a chance to get started? (AskVoat)
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Archived Does education put Americans in debt before they even get a chance to get started? (AskVoat)
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[–] DecimateTheWeak [S] 5 points -5 points 0 points (+0|-5) ago
Duh was a poor answer.
[–] KarlWayne 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Alright try this: By creating a government sanctioned and backed system of educational finance, the government has allowed universities to inflate their pricing without any consequences. The system is rigged to encourage 18 year olds (who are only allowed to vote because they can be drafted), to take on massive amounts of permanent debt in hopes of obtaining a job that now requires an overpriced piece of paper when really all that was needed was an in depth interview. I think Duh is pretty appropriate myself.
[–] DecimateTheWeak [S] ago
So what's the fix? My situation is way different. I had to work but the bulk was paid for. How do we improve this?
[–] DecimateTheWeak [S] ago
I like this answer better. Thanks.
[–] neonneophyte 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
enlighten us how you managed to pay for food, transport, housing, bills and then (minimum) 10s of thousands of dollars of debt. all while devoting many hours to something which doesn't pay.
[–] DecimateTheWeak [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Gi bill. Grants. Part time job. Savings. Ramen. Walking to class. Is it really that hard to work for something? Yea my dad served the military and I benefited from it. I also worked at 16 and saved. Applied for grants with my GPA it was easy. Part time job 13-15 hours per week within walking distance of campus. It's hilarious that I have to provide exactly how I did it.
[–] Sosacms ago
Well it is a self answering question. Higher education almost always leads to debt and is generall before their career starts.