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Callie1979

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3. There needs to be a law preventing student loans from being predatory.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 29, 2024, 02:37 PM

Dec 29

The loan should be set up just like a mortgage; make your payments & after X years you're done.
And people need to quit going into 6 figure debt for a degree too. Go to cheaper colleges or go to a technical college. Or join the military & get some free college from them

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Americans struggling with student debt expect 'much worse' under Trump [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 29 OP

Somebody explain to me why forgiving some student loans on the ground of hardship Ocelot II Dec 29 #1

The US is an anathema IzzaNuDay Dec 29 #2

There needs to be a law preventing student loans from being predatory. Callie1979 Dec 29 #3

Maybe colleges and universities could stop spending so much money Ocelot II Dec 29 #4

Depending on the school, some bring in millions more than they cost. Callie1979 Dec 29 #5

Without a loan, how is this young man able to afford NYU which costs between $60,000 to $80,000 per year? C0RI0LANUS Dec 29 #6

Expect 'much worse' under Trump LilElf70 Dec 29 #7

And millions of them abstained from voting, or voted MAGA NickB79 Dec 29 #8

How many of these people didn't vote? nycbos Dec 30 #9