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Topic	I just realized how much cancer student loan debt really is
TommyG663513 09/12/18 10:17:54 PM #69:	DarkTransient posted... southcoast09 posted... You guys took out structured loans, as adults. I know that it must suck, but a college degree is not something that everybody is entitled to. You either have to work your ass off or pay a lot of money. Now that obama has had eight years of handing out degrees, a college diploma is basically the same thing as a high school diploma: it looks good, but unless you have a very specific degree, then youre stuck applying to the same jobs that the rest of us are. The difference is that we didnt waste four years and all that money. We already have the job experience, so degree or not, we are going to be your boss because of seniority. This, minus the specifically blaming Obama. Yes, the system's shit, but literally nothing is forcing you to go into it. Vermander posted... Dragonblade01 posted... The problem is the entire education system in America pressures individuals into going to college, regardless of what they would study and and even at the cost of taking on massive debt. This. It also specifically targets 18 year olds with no financial sense who at best might have held a part time job at fast food restaurant. These. If a significant portion of the population are experiencing a problem then it is much bigger than individuals making poor financial decisions. They are being influenced towards that path. It is a societal problem that is only getting worse. College is more expensive than ever and keeps getting more expensive. A college degree is now worth less than it ever has been. These things are not accidents. It is a result of schools being driven by profits at the expense of students. Money over education. If only I was a baby boomer who went to college in the late 70's. I could work at UPS while going to school and make 3X the minimum wage and be able to easily pay off school then have significantly better job prospects once I receive that degree. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 <cite>TommyG663513 posted [p:908635303] in I just rea... [t:76995851]...</cite> <quote><cite>DarkTransient posted...</cite> <quote><cite>southcoast09 posted...</cite> <quote>You guys took out structured loans, as adults. I know that it must suck, but a college degree is not something that everybody is entitled to. You either have to work your ass off or pay a lot of money. Now that obama has had eight years of handing out degrees, a college diploma is basically the same thing as a high school diploma: it looks good, but unless you have a very specific degree, then youre stuck applying to the same jobs that the rest of us are. The difference is that we didnt waste four years and all that money. We already have the job experience, so degree or not, we are going to be your boss because of seniority.</quote> This, minus the specifically blaming Obama. Yes, the system's shit, but literally nothing is forcing you to go into it.</quote> <cite>Vermander posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dragonblade01 posted...</cite> <quote>The problem is the entire education system in America pressures individuals into going to college, regardless of what they would study and and even at the cost of taking on massive debt.</quote> This. It also specifically targets 18 year olds with no financial sense who at best might have held a part time job at fast food restaurant.</quote> These. If a significant portion of the population are experiencing a problem then it is much bigger than individuals making poor financial decisions. They are being influenced towards that path. It is a societal problem that is only getting worse. College is more expensive than ever and keeps getting more expensive. A college degree is now worth less than it ever has been. These things are not accidents. It is a result of schools being driven by profits at the expense of students. Money over education. If only I was a baby boomer who went to college in the late 70's. I could work at UPS while going to school and make 3X the minimum wage and be able to easily pay off school then have significantly better job prospects once I receive that degree. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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